Tony Whitty, AJW Group’s senior vice president of aircraft & engine procurement, has been elected chairman of The Aviation Club UK. Whitty succeeds Karl Brunjes, who AJW said “diligently served as chairman for the past five years” and steered the club “through the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic”. “I…
Aviation services company GA Telesis has made personnel changes to its MRO [maintenance, repair, overhaul] Services components and landing gear operations teams. Nelson Llompart has been made vice president and operations manager while Emmanuel Camejo has taken up the landing gear operations mantle. “Nelson has achieved great results in his…
Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce could be hit by production delays as workers at Swedish supplier Trelleborg go on strike in May 2023. More than 200 people at Trelleborg’s Tewkesbury and Bridgewater operations are to down tools from May 2 to May 5 over what they described as ” a real…
Storm Aviation has followed up its acquisition of Chevron Technical Services & Aircraft Maintenance by naming Jacco Klerk as general manager and director. Klerk will “lead the integration and transformation ” into Storm’s UK business of Chevron Technical Services & Aircraft Maintenance, according to a statement by parent company Avia…
Emerald Airlines has announced its “inaugural Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Apprenticeship” in partnership with Technological University Dublin and SOLAS, Ireland’s further education and training authority. The six successful applicants will split their time between classroom training in Shannon and Dublin and “on-the-job training” at Emerald Airlines’ engineering and maintenance facility…
C&L Aerospace, part of Maine-based C&L Aviation Group, has hired Piet Buys as a technical representative based in South Africa Buys specialises in ATR 42/72, ERJ 135/145/170/175/190/195, Q400, and Challenger aircraft, C&L said, meaning “customers can now leverage Buys’ wealth of knowledge for any technical support needs”. “Piet’s knowledge will…
Dublin Aerospace Group (DAG) has named Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) chief of operations Jason Mahoney to its board of directors. Mahoney has around four decades of experience in aviation, having worked for British Airways and TUI before SAS. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Dublin Aerospace Board…
KLM UK Engineering Limited, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), which in turn is part of the Air France-KLM group, has appointed Paul Conway as sales director and Martin de Jong as financial director. Conway started in January 2023 while de Jong will…
Rolls-Royce has appointed John Kelly as president – Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). Kelly, a twenty-year Rolls-Royce veteran, worked for six years as senior vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Group’s Civil Aerospace business. In his new role, John will assume group-wide leadership and…
Barfield, an Americas-focused subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), has named Franck Zoungrana as its chief financial officer (CFO). Zoungrana was Air France-KLM’s manager of the order to cash finance and accounting, for the Air France home market, a job he held since 2021….
Aircraft controls manufacturer and systems designer Moog has announced several executive appointments, including the naming of Pat Roche as chief executive and the election by the board of Mark Trabert as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Trabert was vice President and president, aircraft, and will replace Roche, who…
Aircraft painting and design provider MAAS Aviation has announced Jan van Engelen as its new chief executive, taking over from Tim Macdougald. Described as “an accomplished executive and board member”, Van Engelen has over 25 years of international experience in the aviation services industry, including as chief executive of Continental…
