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JLPS Ireland has appointed Colin Joyce as its new CEO, effective October 1, 2025. Joyce, a chartered accountant with over 25 years of experience in aviation financial services, brings extensive expert...

TrueNoord has appointed Leane Higgins as technical director Asia Pacific. Higgins joins TrueNoord with over 20 years' experience in the aviation industry. Previously working in the technical and legal...

Emirates has made five new appointments to its commercial leadership team. The newly created roles, which include senior vice president, network passenger sales development and vice president for pass...

Spirit Airlines has appointed Simon Gore as senior vice president & treasurer. Gore has worked at Spirit for over 17 years and previously served as vice president & treasurer since 2021. ...

Aergo Capital has appointed Ronan Houlihan as assistant vice president, portfolio management & pricing. Houlihan joins from Nordic Aviation Capital. He was at the company for over seven years and most...

MTU Maintenance has appointed Frank Haberkamp as managing director of MTU Maintenance Serbia, effective from September 1, 2025. Haberkamp succeeds Rainer Becker, who has been with the facility since t...

The General Meeting of the Federal Association of German Airlines (BDF) has elected Gregor Schluessner as a new member of the executive board on September 1, 2025. He succeeds Frank Bauer and will rep...

Mid- to end-of-life aircraft and engine leasing platform GraySky Aviation has appointed Nicolas Clouet as chief commercial officer (CCO). In this role, Clouet will be responsible for strategic contrib...

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has appointed aviation finance expert Igor Bichenkov as counsel at its Dubai office. Bichenkov spent 15 years at Clifford Chance in London, Moscow and Dubai. He also has...

Vinson & Elkins has appointed Ainsley Ierland as partner in its finance practice, based in London. The firm said this reflects its “continued commitment” to growing its aviation finance platform.Ierla...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Thomas Reynaert as senior vice president, external affairs, effective September 1, 2025. Reynaert will be responsible for coordinating ...

Azorra has appointed Shahin Mehrabanzad as vice president of engine programmes and support solutions.Mehrabanzad joins Azorra from Delta Material Services, where he was manager of acquisitions and eng...