Appointments

Air BP

Air BP’s Global Operations Standards Manager, Olivia Stone, has been elected as the Council Chair of the Joint Inspection Group (JIG), the first female Chair in JIG’s 50-year history.

AIRBUS

Airbus has appointed Christian Scherer as its Chief Commercial Officer with immediate effect.

AIRASIA INDIA

AirAsia India has appointed Sunil Bhaskaran, currently Vice President Corporate Affairs at Tata Steel, as the Chief Executive Officer. Banmali Agrawala, who heads Tata Group’s Defence and Aerospace business is to take over as Chairman in place of S Ramadorai.

ATR

ATR has appointed Stefano Bortoli, currently President of the ATR Board and Senior Vice President Strategy, Marketing Development and Sales of Leonardo Aircraft Division, as the new CEO of ATR with immediate effect.

BOMBARDIER

Bombardier has appointed Danny Di Perna as Chief Operating Officer, Aerospace, effective September 15, 2018.

DASSAULT AIRCRAFT SERVICES

Dassault Aircraft Services has appointed Mitch Dishman as the new General Manager of Dassault Aircraft Services, Wilmington.

DASSAULT FALCON JET

Olivier Langeard has been appointed Director, Aftermarket Programmes and Business Development at Dassault Falcon Jet.

IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Karen Clayton will join IATA as the Association’s Corporate Secretary effective April 2019.

JET AVIATION

On September 17, 2018, Jet Aviation announced the formation of a new region for Asia-Pacific (APAC) and appointed Joe Reckling SVP Regional Operations APAC, effective immediately.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik AG appointed Sören Stark (51) to the Executive Board, effective January 1, 2019.