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PeopleAirplanes and appointments. IATA: Andres Conesa (Aeromexico) new Chairman of the Board of Governors for a year
Miami, USA - Dublin venue for next AGM in early June 2016 for the 72nd edition
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Andres Conesa, CEO of Aeromexico, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term, effective immediately.... more
PeopleAmoroso appointed Deputy CEO of Thales Alenia Space and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia
Rome, Italy - He succeeds Elisio Giacomo Prette
The Board of Directors of Thales Alenia Space Italia (Thales 66%, Finmeccanica 33%) today appointed Donato Amoroso as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Donato Amoroso succeeds Elisio Giacomo Prette,... more
PeopleBoliviana de Aviacion presents the new B-737/700NGW airplane that will transport Pope Francis
Rome, Italy - The visit is planned for next July
Boliviana de Aviacion (BoA) began six years ago to operate in the civil aviation, and it established in 2007 as Strategic national public enterprise. The operations started on March 30, 2009 with two B-737/300... more
PeopleAustrian Airlines: Kay Kratky new CEO
Milan, Italy - He will replace Jaan Albrecht starting from next August 1st
Kay Kratky (57) has been appointed new CEO of Austrian Airlines, during an extraordinary meeting of the Supervisory Board took place yesterday. He will take place Jaan Albrecht as CEO and Chairman of the... more
PeopleATR appoints new Head of Communications: Palmira Rotolo
Toulouse, France - She will be in charge of coordinating activities in the fields of events, brand image, and both internal and external communications
Palmira Rotolo has been appointed as new Head of Communications of world's leading turboprop manufacturer ATR. In her new position, she will be in charge of coordinating activities in the fields of Events,... more
PeopleAirbus Group appoints digitalisation programme director
Toulouse, France - Frédéric Sutter, 48, with immediate effect
Airbus Group has appointed Frédéric Sutter, 48, as its Digitalisation Programme Director with immediate effect. In this newly created post, he will report directly to Chief Technical Officer Jean Botti, w... more
PeopleATR appoints new Senior VP Commercial and Customer Support
Toulouse, France - The same industry named also a new Head of Quality
ATR announced the appointment of Tom Anderson as new Senior Vice President, Commercial and Customer Support. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing global growth strategies in ATR's... more
PeopleAircraft and industries. Italy: Guarguaglini former Finmeccanica said the Group "Lacks a strategy oriented to the market"
Rome, Italy - And about the sale of the two Ansaldo: "We gave up a technological jewel"
Many the topics addressed by Pier Francesco Guarguaglini ex-president and ex-CEO of Finmeccanica, in the interview published today, April 23, 2015 in the newspaper "Il Tempo": the current management of... more
PeopleRolls-Royce: Warren East to succeed John Rishton as Chief Executive
London, UK - The appointment follows an extensive international search
Rolls-Royce announced yesterday that John Rishton has decided to retire as Chief Executive on 2 July 2015. He will be succeeded by Warren East, whose appointment follows an extensive international search. Warren... more
PeopleSAAB: Ann-Kristin Adolfsson new Chief Strategy Officer
Linkoping, Sweden - She takes up the position on 1 September, 2015
Defence and security company Saab has appointed Ann-Kristin Adolfsson as new Chief Strategy Officer. She takes up the position on 1 September, 2015 and will then also be part of Saabs Group Management. Ann-Kristin... more
PeopleAlitalia: Davide Mandaresu appointed Vice-President Government and Global Accounts
Rome, Italy - He will have the task to lead the marketing actvities and relationships with institutional and global customers of the airline
Davide Mandaresu, 44, is the new Vice-President Government and Global accounts of Alitalia. He will have the assignment to lead the relationships and the business activities and relationships with... more
PeopleAircraft and tragedies. Died Paolo Pettinaroli, who established the "8 October Foundation" to remember the Linate plane crash
Rome, Italy - He lost his son in the tragedy and did his utmost to support the relatives of the aviation victims of accidents
On April 11, Paolo Pettinaroli died. He established and was the head of the "8 October Foundation- to not forget". Without him the national and international aviation community now lost a person of solid... more
PeopleKurt Rossner appointed head of A-400M aircraft programme
Seville, Spain - He reports directly to Fernando Alonso
Following the reorganization of the A-400M Programme already announced earlier, Kurt Rossner, previously Head of Light & Medium & Derivatives within Military Aircraft, has been appointed Head of A-400M... more
PeopleFinmeccanica: Mauro Moretti appointed President of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
Bruxelles, Belgium - A partnership that over 3,000 companies and 80,000 suppliers, many of them small and medium enterprises
Mauro Moretti is the new President of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). Mr Moretti, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Finmeccanica Group since May 2014, was... more
PeopleAirbus Helicopters names Stéphane Chery as its Head of Digital Strategy
Marignane, France - New management position reflects the importance of digital technologies
Stéphane Chery has been appointed as Airbus Helicopters’ Head of Digital Strategy, reporting to Clive Schley, Head of Strategy and Marketing. He will be responsible for implementing the company’s visi... more
PeopleAircraft and designation. Finmeccanica: Who are the new Alenia Aermacchi leaders
Rome, Italy - The other subsidiaries with a renewed board of directors are Fata and BredaMenarinibus SpA
Change at the top of Alenia Aermacchi aerospace and defense company owned by Finmeccanica Group: the new president is John Soccodato and Filippo Bagnato replaced as CEO the former Giuseppe Giordo; Paola... more
PeopleFinmeccanica BoD (2): new for three owned companies, Alenia Aermacchi among these
Rome, Italy - Giovanni Soccodato (President), Filippo Bagnato (CEO), Paola Moschini (Chairman)
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, convened yesterday under the chairmanship of Gianni de Gennaro, renewed the Boards of Directors of the wholly owned companies Alenia Aermacchi SpA, BredaMenarinibus... more
PeopleGermanwings aircraft: the name of the co-pilot at the command was Andreas Lubitz
Paris, France - He was 28 years old and his presence in the cabin, would support the hypothesis of the suicide
Andrea Lubitz was the co-pilot of the Germanwings A-320 airplane, crashed last Tuesday in the Haute Provence. According to the prosecutor Brice Robin, during a press conference in Marseille, the second... more
PeopleMauro Moretti (Finmeccanica), the Italian Transport minister for grace received?
Rome, Italy - Renzi would have a specialist for the ribbon cut at the "EXPO 2015"?
Surely the outline by Matteo Renzi is not wrong if in this mini-reshuffling of the Government would go a specialist at Transports Ministry. This should balance and reinforce the coalition with the NCD... more
PeopleNBAA Welcomes Dr. Fang Liu as ICAO Secretary General
Washington, USA - She begins her term on August 1
China’s Dr. Fang Liu has been appointed to a three-year term as the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO's) secretary general, an announcement welcomed by the National Business Aviation A... more
PeopleNBAA welcomed Christopher Hart as NTSB Chair
Washington, USA - He is the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulated Christopher Hart on his confirmation by the US Senate as the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). His impressive... more
PeopleATR names Christopher McGregor as Flight Safety Officer
Toulouse, France - He started his career in 1992 with Rolls-Royce
ATR announced that Christopher McGregor has been appointed Flight Safety Officer. He will lead the ATR Flight Safety team to continually drive improvement in our product safety. In this position he is... more
PeopleMBDA: Dave Armstrong, new UK Managing Director from next April 1st
Rome, Italy - In addition he will be Executive Group Director Technical
MBDA announced the appointment of Dave Armstrong MBE to the role of MBDA UK Managing Director and EGD Technical (Executive Group Director). The appointment will become effective on 1 April 2015. He replaces... more
PeopleJérôme Dufour as Director of Communications of MBDA
Rome, Italy - He will replace Yves Barillé who will be in the same role at Airbus Helicopters
Jérôme Dufour has been appointed MBDA’s new Director of Communications and will take up his role on 9th March, 2015. He will report directly to Antoine Bouvier, CEO of the industry, and takes over fro... more
PeopleEtihad Airways: Ulf Hüttmeyer appointed as Senior Vice-President Finance Equity Partners
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Effective 1 April 2015
Etihad Airways has announced Ulf Hüttmeyer as its Senior Vice-President Finance Equity Partners, effective 1 April 2015. Hüttmeyer, 41, joins the Abu Dhabi-based airline from airberlin where he held t... more
PeopleItalian Foreign Affairs Minister, Gentiloni: letter to UE for major effort on emergency in the Mediterranean
Rome, Italy - He met this morning his Portuguese counterpart: Lybia and "Triton" the priorities
The Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni sent today to EU a letter to request a major effort in the ongoing emergency in the Mediterranean. The letter addressed to Federica Mogherini, High... more
PeopleExclusive by AVIONEWS: interview to the General Manager of Air Canada-Italy (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Umberto Solimeno explained the reasons of a great success
AVIONEWS has interviewed (exclusive) Umberto Solimeno, General Manager of Air Canada for Italy. He explained the reasons of a great success and the "Snuggles" by Air Canada and Rouge. Below, the... more
PeopleEtihad Airways appoints vice president guest services
Abu Dhabi, UAE - It's Linda Celestino with more than 25 years's experience in the airline industry
Etihad Airways has appointed Linda Celestino as the airline’s Vice President Guest Services. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the airline industry having held senior positions in her native Aus... more
PeopleMauro Moretti, CEO and GM of Finmeccanica, appointed President of the Fondazione Ricerca & Imprenditorialità
Rome, Italy - A partnership between public Institutions and private enterprises
Mauro Moretti, the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Finmeccanica, has been appointed today President of the Fondazione Ricerca & Imprenditorialità, a partnership between public Institutions... more
PeopleAirberlin: Stefan Pichler, new CEO of the carrier, as of today in his role
Milan, Italy - "Trust, teamwork and the courage to act quickly", his motto
As of today, his first day as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airberlin group, Stefan Pichler (57) is now responsible for all companies and brands in the group. He was appointed by the Board of Directors... more
PeopleATR appoints new Senior Vice-President Programs
Toulouse, France - Thierry Casale, 49, graduated in aeronautical engineering in 1991
Thierry Casale, 49, was appointed Senior Vice-President of the newly created Programs directorate of ATR. In this position, he will be in charge of supervising, coordinating and setting priorities in all... more
PeoplePiaggio Aerospace: Rossella Daverio will replace Enrico Sgarbi
Savona, Italy - The company has a new senior vice-president of communications
Piaggio Aerospace has a new head of communications: the previous one, Enrico Sgarbi, will be replaced in late January by Rossella Daverio. Prior to this role, in Italy she took care of communication and... more
PeopleAirplanes and safety. EASA announces senior management changes with three key-roles
Cologne, Germany - They are three: Luc Tytgat, Olivier Ramsayer and Trevor Woods
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announces three key management changes following the new organisation structure decided by its Executive Director Patrick Ky and announced on 1 September 2014. Effective... more
PeopleThales Alenia Space: EC VP Jyrki Katainen visits plant in Rome
Rome, Italy - He welcomed by the industry’s President and CEO, Elisio Giacomo Prette
Jyrki Katainen, the Vice-President of the European Commission, as well as European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investments and Competitiveness, visited the Thales Alenia Space plant in Rome today. After... more
PeopleGiovanni Contento (Uilm): the two Ansaldo must include an Italian partner
Rome, Italy - In an interview with AVIONEWS, UILM secretary approves the entering of a strong partner like the Chinese Insigma but says development and employment are fundamental
Giovanni Contento, national secretary responsible for the aerospace sector of the metalworkers’ Italian union UILM, was interviewed by AVIONEWS on 14 January. He gave his opinion on the Italian aerospace s... more
PeopleAlitalia carries Pope Francis on apostolic journey to Sri Lanka and Philippines on A-330 "Giotto" airplane (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The aircraft will take off from Fiumicino at 6:50pm of today
Alitalia welcomes His Holiness Pope Francis on board its flight and to accompany him on his Apostolic journey to Sri Lanka and Philippines which will start today. The flight will be operated by an A-330... more
PeopleATR appoints new Senior Vice-President Procurement: David Brigante
Toulouse, France - He has held different positions within Alenia Aermacchi
David Brigante, 54, has been appointed as new Senior Vice-President of the new Procurement directorate of ATR. He will be in charge of the contract negotiations with the suppliers of the aircraft manufacturer... more
PeopleEtihad Airways' first residence guest revealed, an aviation enthusiast
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The most exclusive ticket has been booked by Miami-based businessman, Gino Bertuccio
Etihad Airways yesterday revealed that the most exclusive ticket in aviation history –the inaugural flight in "The Residence by Etihad" – has been booked by Miami-based businessman and aviation enthusiast, Gin... more
PeopleBell Helicopter appointed new RSM in Northern Europe
Fort Worth, Usa - Effective immediately
Bell Helicopter announced a new addition to the European team. Effective immediately, David Bond will assume the role of Regional Sales Manager (RSM), responsible for overseeing sales activity in the United... more
PeopleAirplanes and airlines. Alitalia appoints new management team, effective from next January 1st
Rome, Italy - Under the leadership of its recently appointed CEO Silvano Cassano
Alitalia, Italy’s leading airline, today announced a new management team, who will implement a major turnaround strategy to develop the carrier into a competitive, sustainably profitable business, under t... more
PeopleIBAR: Umberto Solimeno unanimously elected as President again
Rome, Italy - Great satisfaction for him, after a first two year period marked by successes at the leadership
The General assembly of IBAR ((Italian Board Airline Representatives) voted and unanimously elected the outgoing President, Umberto Solimeno (Air Canada). Great satisfaction for him, after a first two... more
PeopleAirbus Helicopters appoints Yves Barillé as VP of Corporate Communications
Marignane, France - He succeeds Cécile Vion-Lanctuit, who is pursuing another professional opportunity
Yves Barillé has been appointed as Airbus Helicopters' Vice-President of Corporate Communications. As of March 2015, he will report to CEO Guillaume Faury and manage all internal and external communication... more
PeopleAirplanes and papal journeys. Alitalia will accompany His Holiness Pope Francis in Turkey
Rome, Italy - The visit will last three days (from Friday to Sunday) with two stages (Ankara and Istanbul)
Alitalia to welcome His Holiness Pope Francis on board its flights and to accompany him on his “Holy Trip” in Turkey that will take place from 28 to 30 November. The flight will be carried out with an... more
PeopleAirplanes and industry. Giovanni Contento (Uilm): the sale of Finmeccanica’s transport sector is “Hurried and untimely” (VIDEO AVIONEWS)
Rome, Italy - The unionist called on Renzi’s Government to take a more active role in the deal and expressed concerns about the future of the aerospace sector in Italy
Giovanni Contento, national secretary responsible for the aerospace sector of the metalworkers’ Italian union UILM, was interviewed today, November 24, by AVIONEWS about the sale of Finmeccanica’s rai... more
PeopleAlitalia: Pope's travel tomorrow in Strasbourg on A-320 aircraft, named "Umberto Saba" (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - For the visit at the European Parliament and Council
Alitalia will accompany the Holy Father Pope Francis in the travel organized for the "Visit at the European Parliament and European Council in Strasbourg" tomorrow, on November 25. The flight will be... more
PeopleAEA appoints Mildred Trögeler as General Manager Technical & Operations
Brussels, Belgium - She takes over from Vincent De Vroey
The Association of European Airlines today announced that Mildred Trögeler has been appointed to the post of General Manager Technical & Operations. Mildred takes over from Vincent De Vroey who is moving... more
PeopleEtihad Airways enhances European corporate affairs presence with key appointment
Abu Dhabi, UAE - It is Eszter Ungar as its Head of Corporate Affairs for the region
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is enhancing its capabilities in Europe with the appointment of Eszter Ungar as its Head of Corporate Affairs for the region. Ms Ungarjoins... more
PeopleItalian Foreign Affairs Minister: Federica Mogherini's resignation. Paolo Gentiloni replaced her
Rome, Italy - A summary of the tasks taken in "Eight intense months"
Federica Mogherini handed in her resignation as Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today, 31 October 2014. She was in this role since last February 21, 2014. She is from... more
PeoplePaolo Gentiloni is the new Italian Foreign Affairs Minister
Rome, Italy - He replaced Federica Mogherini
Paolo Gentiloni Silveri has been appointed today the new Italian Foreign Affairs Minister and international cooperation in the Renzi's Government. He replaced Federica Mogherini, resigned, to fulfil another... more
PeopleLufthansa Cargo: Michael Göntgens appointed Head of Communications
Frankfurt, Germany - Freight airline opts for internal candidate
Michael Göntgens will head the communications team at Lufthansa Cargo as of 1 November. The 33-year old currently works as a team leader for PR and internal communications for the freight airline.... more