AerSale, a provider of aviation products and services, has expanded and strengthened its Engineered Solutions leadership team as the company enhances its capabilities, allowing for scaling up production and R&D, particularly as AerSale nears the commercialisation phase of AerAware, its Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS).
Iso Nezaj, the current president of Engineered Solutions, has been appointed to the newly created role of chief product development officer. Nezaj will be replaced by Ben Tschirhart as president of Engineered Solutions. Tschirhart was most recently VP, Engineering Solutions at Aviation Technical Services (ATS).
Nezaj has served as chief technical officer of AerSale as well as division president, Engineered Solutions from 2017. Prior to that, he held various leadership roles across technical services at AerSale since 2010. Nezaj joined AerSale after 18 years of aviation experience at Air One Maintenance & Engineering.
Ben Tschirhart started his career at MTU Aero Engines in Germany and joins AerSale with more than 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Tschirhart was VP, Engineering Solutions at ATS, a US FAR Part 145 certified repair station and service provider. His held several previous roles at ATS and also worked at Greenpoint Technologies (now part of Safran) and B/E Aerospace – Flight Structures (now Collins Aerospace) in the US and Lidl Stiftung in Germany before joining ATS.
Nicolas Finazzo, AerSale’s Chief Executive Officer, welcomed the new team members, adding: “It’s an exciting time for AerSale. The expansion of our Engineered Solutions leadership team will help drive continued growth and value creation for aircraft owners and operators. With our talented team, we look to further develop our engineering product portfolio by expanding our innovation pipeline.”