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Max Kownatzki, CEO of SunExpress, is departing the role in order to serve as CEO of Lufthansa Group airline Eurowings. SunExpress is a 50/50 joint venture between Lufthansa Group and Turkish Airlines....

Frontier Group CEO Barry Biffle has stepped down from his position, the company said yesterday (December 15). Biffle will remain in an advisory position until the end of the year.The company's preside...

Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted Georgina Field to UK aviation partner, effective January 1, 2026.Field is a London-based banking and finance lawyer who specialises in aviation asset finance.She has...

Shareholders of Abra Group — the UK-based parent company of Gol, Avianca, and strategic investor in Wamos Air — have voted to approve changes to the composition of the board of directors, effective Ja...

Qatar Airways Group CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer has stepped down, with his successor Hamad Ali Al-Khater stepping in immediately on Sunday (December 7). Al-Meer was named CEO of the group in December 20...

AAR has appointed Sarah Flanagan as its interim CFO, effective December 11, 2025.Flanagan currently serves as AAR’s VP of financial operations at AAR, and has previously served as Group CFO for Aviati...

Bradley Tilden, former chair, president and CEO of Alaska Air Group, has been elected to serve on Boeing’s board of directors.In an announcement on Wednesday (December 3), Boeing said that Tilden will...

Pillsbury has recruited Chambers UK-ranked partner Peter O'Hare, joining its finance & restructuring practice in London, further growing its position in international asset and aviation finance.O'Hare...

Menzies Aviation has appointed Kim Yan as VP of ground handling operations at the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.Kim’s appointment follows the award ...

Erno Hilden has assumed the role of CEO at Latvian flag carrier airBaltic today (December 1). His appointment was previously announced in August 2025.   Hilden, a Finnish national, brings more than 25...

The Board of Directors of Norse Atlantic ASA has appointed Eivind Roald as the group’s new president and chief executive officer, succeeding founder and CEO Bjørn Tore Larsen. Roald will assume the ro...

CDB Aviation has appointed Karel Vanoverbeke as vice president of pricing.Vanoverbeke joined CDB Aviation in 2022 as vice president of strategy before he was named vice president of strategy & new air...