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PeopleAirplanes and helicopters. Exclusive by AVIONEWS: interview to Boeing International top management -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - During the symposium for the 65th anniversary of the industry in Italy
AVIONEWS has interviewed Marc Allen (Boeing International President) and David Koopersmith (Boeing Vertical Lift Vice-President). The interview has been realized during the symposium in the occasion... more
PeopleAirbus Group announces CEO succession for its Defence and Space division
Amsterdam, Holland - Dirk Hoke appointed successor as of 1 April 2016, joins 1 January as Deputy CEO
Airbus Group SE has appointed Dirk Hoke (46) to succeed Bernhard Gerwert (62) as CEO of Airbus Defence and Space (DS) as of 1 April 2016. Dirk Hoke, until recently CEO of the Large Drives business unit... more
PeopleAirplanes and roles. United Airlines: Brett J. Hart named acting CEO
Chicago, Usa - President and CEO Oscar Munoz to take medical leave
United Continental Holdings announced that its president and CEO, Oscar Munoz, is on medical leave following a heart attack he suffered on Oct. 15, 2015. At this time, it is too soon to know the course... more
PeopleAvio: Pier Giuliano Lasagni passes the baton to Giulio Ranzo
Rome, Italy - And he has been named vice-chairman of the company
Pier Giuliano Lasagni, who recently turned 66, is leaving his post as CEO and President of AVIO SpA and has been named Vice-Chairman of the company. Giulio Ranzo has been named CEO and General Manager. In... more
PeopleAircraft. ExecuJet wishes Tracey Curtis-Taylor bon voyage as she embarks on solo expedition
London, UK - The expedition is in memory of Amy Johnson. Her arrival in Sydney is expected on January 6th
ExecuJet Aviation Group is partnering with Tracey Curtis-Taylor, the intrepid British aviator, as she departed yesterday from Farnborough Airport on her 13,000 mile journey, across 23 countries, to Sydney,... more
PeopleSchiphol Group: Maarten de Groof will leave it next April 1
Amsterdam, Holland - Shortly a procedure to find his successor
In consultation with the Supervisory Board Maarten de Groof will leave Schiphol Group on April 1st 2016. Maarten de Groof has been Schiphol Group's Chief Commercial Officer since February 1st 2008.... more
PeopleMitsubishi Aircraft: organizational and personnel changes
Nagoya, Japan - Type Certification Department has been newly created within Coordination Office of Airworthiness effective today
Mitsubishi Aircraft announced today the following organizational and personnel changes. Organizational change: Type Certification Department has been newly created within Coordination Office of Airworthiness... more
PeopleAirplanes and roles. BA has announced the appointment of new head of sales
Milan, Italy - Joerg Tuensmeyer will be head of Europe, North Africa and Latam
Joerg Tuensmeyer brings to the role a wealth of commercial experience across both Sales and Revenue Management. He joined British Airways in 1996 as an account manager in Germany and has worked his... more
PeopleExclusive by AVIONEWS: interview to the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli -VIDEO-
Rome, Italy - He will bring again the Country into the space in May 2017
AVIONEWS interviewed by exclusive Paolo Nespoli. He will bring again Italy into the space and he told us curiosities, experiences and anticipations in view of the launch in May 2017. He spoke about... more
PeoplePope Francis in USA: meeting at Ground Zero in NY. Today the return in Italy with an AA B-777/200 airplane
Rome, Italy - Philadelphia, the last leg in the USA, before the return at Rome-Ciampino
Pope Francis ended his journey in USA. Four events planned last Friday: UN headquarters, then Memorial at Ground Zero (where there were the Twin Towers hit by the attacks by airplanes on September 11,... more
PeopleNew Chairman of the Supervisory Board for Flughafen Hamburg
Hmaburg, Germany - After more than 13 years Klaus-Juergen Juhnke is standing down at the end of September 2015
After more than 13 years as Chairman of the Flughafen Hamburg Supervisory Board, Klaus-Juergen Juhnke is standing down at the end of September 2015. He will be succeeded by August Wilhelm Henningsen, former... more
PeopleAirplanes. IATA senior management appointments
Geneva, Switzerland - They are Gilberto Lopez Meyer (SFO) and Nick Careen (APCS)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced two senior management appointments: - Gilberto Lopez Meyer, Senior Vice-President for Safety and Flight Operations - Nick Careen,... more
PeopleA-330 airplane in the new livery. Alitalia accompanies Pope Francis in the journey to Cuba and the USA -VIDEO-
Rome, Italy - The Chairman (and CEO), Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, greeted the Holy Father before his departure
The Alitalia A-330 airplane hosted Pope Francis for his Apostolic Journey to Cuba and the United States took off last Saturday at 10:15 am from Rome-Fiumicino airport and landed at 4:00 pm, local time,... more
PeopleIt was yesterday: 108 years ago the first victim of a powered airplane crash
Washington , USA - It was aviation pioneer Thomas Etholen Selfridge to die; Orville Wright at the controls, who was wounded
Yesterday, September 17th , fell the 108th death’s anniversary of Thomas Etholen Selfridge died in 1908. US Army’ Lieutenant, he was the first person to die in a crash of a powered airplane. The aircraft was... more
PeopleItalian Defense Secretary General: the decision goes to Renzi
Rome, Italy - Does the Prime Minister pleased his “Dear friend” Moretti?
General Carlo Magrassi, Air Force officer and current military adviser to Palazzo Chigi (seat of Italian Government) would be the favorite to be elected as new Defense Secretary General, figure that manages... more
PeopleUnited Airlines names Oscar Munoz CEO
Chicago, Usa - And it names Henry L. Meyer III Non-executive Chairman of the Board
United Continental Holdings, Inc. yesterday announced that it has named Oscar Munoz as president and chief executive officer. Munoz will also continue to serve on United's board of directors. The board... more
PeopleAirbus Helicopters nomina Guillaume Steuer quale responsabile delle comunicazioni esterne
Marignane, Francia - Sostituisce Stéphane Chéry, designato lo scorso marzo a capo della strategia digitale
Guillaume Steuer a partire da oggi riferisce al vice-presidente delle comunicazioni aziendali Yves Barillé e gestirà tutte le attività di comunicazione esterna per conto di Airbus Helicopters. Dal me... more
PeopleAirbus Helicopters appoints Guillaume Steuer as Head of External Communications
Marignane, France - He succeeds Stéphane Chéry, who has been appointed Head of Digital Strategy last March
As of today, Guillaume Steuer is reporting to Vice-President of Corporate Communications Yves Barillé and is managing all external communications activities for Airbus Helicopters. Since June 2014,... more
PeopleUnited names Gerry Laderman acting Chief Financial Officer
Chicago, USA - He succeeds John Rainey
United Airlines (UAL) today announced that Gerald (Gerry) Laderman has been named acting chief financial officer. He succeeds John Rainey, who has resigned to become chief financial officer at PayPal Holdings,... more
PeopleAEA pays tribute to Karl-Heinz Neumeister, its former Secretary General
Brussels, Belgium - He headed the Assocation until 2002
It is with sadness that the Association of European Airlines announces the passing, on July 21st, of its former Secretary General, Karl-Heinz Neumeister. Neumeister joined AEA from a senior post in... more
PeopleAirbus Group announces two senior management changes, effective from next September: Talamoni and Scherer
Toulouse, France - The first to lead Marketing & Sales at Airbus DS; the second to head Airbus Group International
Airbus Group has appointed Jean-Pierre Talamoni, 58, as Executive Vice-President Marketing & Sales for Airbus Defence and Space. In this position, he will become a Member of the Executive Committee of... more
PeopleHahn Air’s Jörg Troester elected to ERA board
Dreieich, Germany - With over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry
Jörg Troester, Head of Corporate Strategy at Hahn Air, has been appointed board member of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). With over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, Troester... more
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