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SR Technics, Eurowings sign major engine
MRO deal
Pg 2
Mapaero and Atlanta Aviation International (AAI) Pg 5
sign aircraft paint distribution agreement
Bombardier Aerospace to welcome Danny Di Pg 9
Perna as Chief Operating Officer
Sept 01 st , 2018
SpiceJet successfully operates India’s first
biojet fuel flight
and further improves fuel efficiency.
Besides, the new Max fleet will leave 40
percent lesser noise footprint. Complete
induction of Max fleet with lightweight
titanium seats will bring in savings of
22,000 tonnes of fuel each year. With
these initiatives SpiceJet will be much
ahead of IATA target of 2020 and 2025.
The airline has also initiated new food
packaging which will go a long way in
reducing the dependence on plastic and
therefore will promote a culture of recy-
cling. Strategic use of trays will be used
in place of the existing packaging. These
trays are reusable and also recyclable,
which makes them extremely environ-
ment friendly.
S piceJet, a low-cost airline headquar-
tered in Gurgaon, India has success-
fully conducted the country’s first-ever
carbon footprint by 15%.
Made from Jatropha crop, the fuel
has been developed by the CSIR-Indian
According to IATA, aviation industry
contributes to 2 percent of the total
greenhouse gas emissions globally
biojet fuel powered flight. The aircraft, Institute of Petroleum (IIP), one of the which will rise as the aviation industry
a Bombardier Q400, took off from Deh- constituent laboratories of the Council is expanding and has set ambitious tar-
radun and landed at the airport in the for Scientific and Industrial Research gets to mitigate carbon emissions from
national capital. based in Dehradun. air transport - an average improvement
SpiceJet is the only airline in India to ex- Last year, SpiceJet placed an order in fuel efficiency of 1.5 percent per year
plore aerial operations powered by biojet for 205 Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The from 2009 to 2020, a cap on net aviation
fuel and intends to commence operations fuel-efficient Max planes are expected carbon emissions from 2020 (carbon-
using a blend of 75 percent of aviation to reduce fuel consumption by about 15 neutral growth) and a reduction in net
turbine fuel (ATF) and 25 percent of biojet percent. The advanced technology wing- aviation carbon emissions of 50 percent
fuel, which has the potential of reducing let in these aircraft helps reduce the drag by 2050, relative to 2005 levels.
Jazeera Airways signs CFM56 engine MRO deal with MTU
Maintenance for its Airbus A320 aircraft fleet
M TU Maintenance, a provider of
innovative maintenance services
and repair solutions for aero engines,
successful trajectory in the Middle East
market.
Jazeera Airways is the first non-gov-
has signed a contract with Jazeera ernment owned airline in the Middle
Airways. The three-year contract covers East, and the largest private airline op-
the maintenance repair and overhaul of erating out of Kuwait. Each year, Jazeera
the CFM56-5B engines that power the Airways serves over 2.2 million passen-
Kuwaiti airline’s fleet of Airbus A320 nance’s first airline customer in Kuwait gers, flying to 26 destinations across the
aircraft. Jazeera Airways is MTU Mainte- and continues the MRO provider’s Middle East, India and Europe.
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SR Technics, Eurowings sign major engine MRO deal
tenance, repair and overhaul solutions,
including airfoils repairs in SR Technics’
Cork, Ireland facility, and the full parts
and material management for more
than 30 engines. As Eurowings is a key
player among Europe’s low-cost carri-
ers, there is plenty of room for synergies
with other areas of SR Technics moving
forward.
“We are delighted to have won Eurow-
ings as a customer,” says Michael Sattler,
Chief Commercial Officer at SR Technics.
“This clearly reflects on our excellent
relationship with Eurowings, and our
ability to adapt to challenging sched-
S R Technics and Eurowings, a German
low-cost airline headquartered in
Düsseldorf and a fully owned subsidiary
meet the demands of the carrier’s large
engine shop visit demands, SR Technics
provided single engine shop visit offers
uling requirements and offer flexible
solutions.”
Michael Knitter, Chief Operations
of the Lufthansa Group have signed an to tailor its services. This combined with Officer of Eurowings states, “Optimal
engine maintenance, repair & overhaul slots that met the carrier’s planning technical support for our aircraft is an
agreement. The two-year agreement needs and SR Technics’ continuous sup- essential prerequisite for the success
was signed at the end of June 2018 and port, was key to clinching the two-year of Eurowings. As currently the fastest
covers part of the airline’s CFM56-5B contract. growing airline in Europe, we rely only
fleet. All work under the new agreement on the best service providers. We are
Cooperation with Eurowings began will be completed at SR Technics Zurich proud to be able to rely also on SR Tech-
in January of this year and in order to Airport facility and covers engine main- nics for this.”
Western LLC, San Antonio International Airport collaborate
on corporate hangar development
W estern LLC, a real estate develop-
ment and design-build firm spe-
cialising in the aviation industry, has an-
nounced its latest aviation development
at the San Antonio International Airport.
The 8.87-acre parcel is a redevelopment
of the “Hawker Beechcraft” site located
off of John Cape Road and features seven
hangars ranging in size from 12,000 sf
to over 15,000 sf, 28’ tall doors, and at-
tached offices on several units.
The development is scheduled to
break ground fall 2018 with comple-
tion expected within 12 months. West-
ern is designing, building, financing,
and leasing back the facilities to in-
dependent corporate clients. All units Partnerships like this are not just good built-to-suit hangar development at
have been fully reserved and currently news for the San Antonio International the San Antonio International Airport,”
there is a waitlist for other interested Airport but for all of San Antonio as the said Alex Langlinais, Client Executive
parties. economic impact will be substantial at Western LLC who is overseeing the
“This $25 million, multi-hangar devel- for the entire region,” said Russ Handy, day-to-day operations of this project.
opment initiative is the largest single Aviation Director for the City of San “This is our first major project with the
private/corporate capital project in San Antonio. airport and we look forward to serving
Antonio International Airport’s history. “We are excited to work on this new the people of San Antonio.”
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2 Sept 01, 2018
Airbus appoints Anand Stanley
as President and Managing
Director in India
A irbus has appointed Anand E. Stan-
ley to succeed Pierre de Bausset
as President and Managing Director
of Airbus India. Pierre and Anand will
work through a transition before the
Anand Stanley new appointment takes effect on Octo- A polyglot who has lived and worked
Airbus ber 1, 2018. in eight countries, Anand served as
Anand brings a wealth of international Global Executive Vice President, Strat-
experience in Sales, P&L management, egy, at The Linde Group prior to joining
M&A, Aftermarket and Manufactur- Airbus. Anand started his aerospace ca-
ing. He will pursue the consoli- reer at Pratt & Whitney before holding
dation of Airbus businesses multiple leadership roles within UTC
in the country with a view and Lockheed Martin, including Head
to further strengthening of Sikorsky’s Europe, Middle East and
the position of the group Africa region. Anand holds a bachelor’s
for long-term success and degree in Engineering, an MBA from
growth in India. the University of Virginia-Darden.
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STS Aviation Group launches new division in ground
support equipment services market
across the United Sates and Bahamas.
“Servicing GSE equipment will be at
the center of what we do, there’s no
doubt about that, but our team will
also focus on refurbishing old equip-
ment, selling spare parts and offering
extended warranty services,” states
Girard. “And given that we have the full
backing and support of Mark Smith’s
team and the extended STS Aviation
Group family, we will be able to reduce
client downtime and save them money
no matter where they are, geographi-
cally speaking, or how fast they need
the job done.”
S TS Aviation Group, a diversified
company that specialises in support
services for the aerospace industry has
launched STS GSE Services, a company
based out of Melbourne, Florida which
is dedicated to offering cost-competitive
maintenance, refurbishment, spare
parts and warranty services to the
aircraft ground support equipment
market.
Mark Smith, Group President of STS
Aviation, will supervise the operations
of STS GSE Services alongside Gabriel
Girard who has been promoted from his
former role as Operations Manager for
STS Mod Center to Director of Opera-
tions for STS GSE Services.
“As President of every company under
STS’ Maintenance, Engineering and
Modification Group, I am always looking
for new and exciting ways to create
synergies,” articulates Smith. “Take STS
Mod Center and STS Line Maintenance,
for example. These two companies will
now have a go-to company for GSE
services, and that company will be in-
ternally housed under the STS Aviation
Group umbrella. These types of syner-
gies not only save us money, but we’re
able to pass on those savings to all of
our clients requiring GSE services.”
Besides servicing aircraft ground sup-
port equipment at its aircraft hangar
facility in Melbourne, Florida, STS GSE
Services looks forward to soon trouble-
shooting and repairing aircraft ground
support equipment at STS’ growing net-
work of 30+ line maintenance stations
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4 Sept 01, 2018
Mapaero and Atlanta Aviation International (AAI) sign aircraft
paint distribution agreement
G aetan Guibert, North America
Director for Mapaero has signed
a contract with Michael Thatch, Vice
filler, primer and top coat and a triple
OEM qualification by Boeing, Bombar-
dier and Embraer for their new Di-Tex
Mapaero has specialized in manufac-
turing aircraft water based coatings for
25+ years. Mapaero coatings hold more
President of Atlanta Aviation Interna- 50 interior top coat. than 50 qualifications with Airbus,
tional (AAI) to act as interior coatings AAI will have a full tint line in At- Boeing, Dassault, Embraer, Bombardier,
distributor for North America with a lanta, Georgia to make top coat colors ATR, and Airbus Helicopter among
focus on airlines, MRO and VIP comple- on-demand, including Mapaero’s best- others. Mapaero’s FR4-45 holds qualifi-
tion markets. selling FR2-55 water based fire retar- cations from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer
“With our newly created partner- dant topcoat for use on aircraft cabin and Bombardier, making it the most
ship, we both look forward to offering interiors. versatile product for MROs.
unmatched service to our customers, AAI is targeting to have this tint line
with US stock, short lead time, and operational by November 2018. In the AAI, located near Hartsfield-Jackson
color matching capability.” Guibert ex- meantime, orders placed with Atlanta Atlanta International airport, offers
plained, adding “We are also expanding Aviation will be shipped from Mapaero cabin interior painting and Tedlar cov-
our technical support capability in the corporate office located in Pamiers ering to Airlines and MROs under FAA
US with a new East Coast office”. The France. Part 145. AAI has 25 years experiencein
announcement was timed to coincide “With AAI setting up this tint line, we refinishing sidewall panels, bin doors,
with the ACPC conference in Orlando, can achieve quicker turn-around times ceiling panels and other interior com-
where both companies will be repre- on custom colors and offer turnkey ponents. After the refurbishment, AAI
sented.It comes after a fruitful first paint/application services.Airlines and issues FAA 8130 return to service tags
half of 2018 that saw Mapaero obtain MROs will also see cost savings by ship- allowing the airline or MRO to reinstall
Embraer qualifications for their cabin ping from Atlanta” according to Thatch. the interior back into the aircraft.
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KLM UK Engineering, Alliance
Airlines sign long-term heavy
maintenance deal
K LM UK Engineering, a leading regional aircraft and nar-
row body MRO in Norwich, England has signed a long-
term heavy maintenance agreement with Alliance Airlines
Pty Ltd. The AFI KLM E&M subsidiary will be supporting
Alliance Airlines with their Fokker 70/100 aircraft, providing
heavy maintenance support in Norwich from summer 2018.
Graham Casbourne, Sales Manager, said “KLM UK Engineer-
ing is delighted to continue to support Alliance Airlines with
their Fokker 70/100 maintenance, following on from checks
carried out in 2017. This long-term agreement further cements
the relationship and trust between our companies and we look
forward to developing this further during the contract.”
Lee Schofield, Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Airlines,
said “We are very pleased to lock in this long-term arrange-
ment with KLM UK Engineering. We will be operating Fok-
ker 70/100 for at least the next ten years and the mainte-
nance support provided by KLM UK Engineering will assist
us greatly during this time.”
Embraer, LOT Polish Airlines
extend pool agreement
E mbraer Services & Support has signed an extension
of the pool agreement with LOT Polish Airlines, the
national carrier of Poland and leading airline in Central
Europe to support LOT’s fleet of 34 Embraer E-Jets.
In a multi-year deal, Embraer’s popular component sup-
port solution includes exclusive on site stock for LOT as
well as extended scope of engine line-replaceable units
(LRUs) for E190/E195s. The programme will support LOT’s
existing fleet of 18 Embraer E170/E175s and up to 16 Em-
braer E190/E195s which includes additional six Embraer
E195s that LOT leased in 2018 from Nordic Aviation Capi-
tal (NAC A/S) already in operation and four new Embraer
E190 that the airline will be operating from January 2019.
“LOT is the only airline to operate all four variants of E1 E-
Jets in their fleet and we are humbled that they have chosen
to place their trust in us. It’s a strong endorsement for our
customer service and it proves that we met their expecta-
tions offering the best solutions in services and support
with a competitive value. Our mission is to keep the cus-
tomer happy every day; and to also ensure the satisfaction
of the end customer, which makes our portfolio the most
competitive and exemplary in the market”, said Johann
Bordais, President & CEO, Embraer Services & Support.
“We are proud to renew our long partnership with Em-
braer. The support of the OEM is a natural fit and the best
option to our fleet as it offers cost effective and practical
solutions, guaranteeing efficiency and competitive results,
allowing LOT to focus on aircraft operations. Our airline
recognizes very good performance of Embraer’s services
and support (including components lead times assured and
quality aspects), said LOT’s COO. Maciej Wilk.
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6 Sept 01, 2018
Executives In Focus
Lockheed Martin
Qantas Airways names Tony Tyler as board of directors
Board Member approve Michele
Q antas Airways, the flag carrier of
Australia has appointed Tony Ty-
operational and executive manage-
ment roles in Europe, North America Evans as Executive
ler as a Non-Executive Director to the
Board of Qantas Airways Limited.
and Asia. This included being the
airline’s Chief Operating Officer
Vice President,
Tyler will formally join the board in from 2005–07 and then its CEO from Aeronautics
October 2018 subject to a shareholder 2007–11. He also served as the Director
vote on his appointment.
“Tony is one of the world’s most
seasoned airline executives. He’s been
General and CEO of the International
Air Transport Association from 2011–
16, which is the peak body for global
L ockheed Martin has selected Michele
Evans as executive vice president of
the Aeronautics business area, succeed-
involved in commercial aviation for aviation and represents some 290 ing Orlando Carvalho, who intends to
almost 40 years, including as CEO of airlines. Tyler’s current board appoint- retire later this year. Evans’ appoint-
Cathay Pacific and head of the Interna- ments include BOC Aviation Limited ment is effective Oct. 1, 2018.
tional Air Transport Association. He’s and Bombardier Inc. His other board “I want to thank Orlando for his im-
also served on various airline boards,” experience includes Dragonair, Hong pressive contributions during his nearly
said Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford. Kong Aircraft Engineering Company 40 years with the company,” said Maril-
“His industry knowledge runs deep and the UK-based National Air Traffic lyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin chairman,
and so does his experience of doing Services (NATS). president and CEO. “During his out-
business in Asia, which is a key market standing career Orlando has led some
Tony Tyler
for the Qantas Group. Tony’s perspec- Qantas Airways of our most important lines of business
tive will be a valuable addition to the and programmes, helping to grow our
knowledge already on the Board.” company and our leadership position in
Tyler said, “Qantas is one of the the industry.”
world’s most iconic airlines and it “Michele has led critical elements of
continues to be responsible for a lot our business, building an impressive
of innovation in commercial aviation. record of leadership and strong cus-
I’m very excited to join the board and tomer relationships around the globe,”
I look forward to contributing to the Hewson said. “Her appointment dem-
Group’s continued success.” onstrates the importance of our talent
Tony Tyler started his career in development and succession planning.”
aviation with Cathay Pacific in 1978, Evans has more than 30 years of expe-
where he held several commercial, rience, and at present serves as deputy
executive vice president for the Aero-
nautics business area. She is responsible
Cutter Aviation welcomes Evan York to for all Aeronautics programmes, includ-
ing F-35, F-22, F-16, C-130 and Advanced
Charter Sales position Development Programmes.
Prior to that, she served as vice
C utter Aviation has selected Evan
York as the Charter Sales &
Aircraft Acquisitions Representative
coaching and mentoring new-hire rep-
resentatives. Prior to starting a career
in aviation, he worked for a Business-
president and general manager for Inte-
grated Warfare Systems and Sensors in
Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission
for the company’s Charter & Flight to-Consumer company where he grew Systems business area. In this role, she
Management Department based in a culture of success and professional- looked after the strategy and execution
Phoenix, Arizona. In his new role, York ism among junior sales associates. of the Littoral Combat Ship programme,
will be instrumental in maintaining York’s methods and mentorship with Aegis Combat Systems and sea-based
and growing Cutter’s charter flight his team led to record-breaking sales missile defence, as well as a host of
operations and aircraft management several years in a row. other systems. The programmes she led
services for domestic and internation- York is the author of a book about men- in this role supported all branches of
al client base. tal health titled Sick of Suffering that the US Armed Forces, and more than 40
York previously worked at Textron was published in September of 2017. countries. She also was vice president of
Aviation headquarters in Wichita, Kan- While studying for his B.S. in Profes- Modernization and Sustainment, where
sas before moving to a small aircraft sional Sales and Marketing, York she was responsible for the A-10 weap-
charter operation in the Phoenix Valley. earned his FAA Private Pilot’s license ons system, and avionics programmes
His prior experience includes leading, with an Instrument Rating. on the C-130 and F-35.
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Bombardier Aerospace to welcome Danny Di Perna
as Chief Operating Officer
B ombardier has appointed Danny
Di Perna as Chief Operating Officer,
Aerospace, effective September 15, 2018.
said Bellemare. “He is an exceptional
and engaging leader, with deep aero-
space experience and a proven track
& Whitney Division and Vice President
and General Manager of the Auxiliary
Power Division for the Hamilton Sund-
In this new position, Danny will report record of success improving operational strand Division. Before that, Danny held
directly to Alain Bellemare, President efficiency at leading industrial and aero- the position of Senior Vice President,
and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier space companies.” Aircraft and Engine Maintenance at Air
Inc. and assume responsibility for lead- “Danny will work closely with me, Da- Canada Technical Services.
ing the company’s aerospace engineer- vid Coleal, President, Bombardier Busi- Danny started his career at Pratt &
ing, procurement and transformation ness Aircraft, Fred Cromer, President, Whitney Canada, where he held various
functions. Bombardier’s Aerostructures Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and positions of increasing responsibility
and Engineering Services segment will the rest of the senior leadership team to within engineering, manufacturing
also report to Danny. execute an industrial strategy that sup- and operations. He earned a bachelor’s
“We are thrilled to ports our production ramp-up, improves degree in Mechanical Engineering from
welcome Danny our competitive position and accelerates Concordia University and a Masters of
to the Bombardier our transformation,” Bellemare contin- Business Administration from McGill
leadership team,” ued. “Danny will also play a key role in University.
optimizing our aerospace engineering “Driving operational excellence and
and product development capabilities to delighting customers with the highest
Danny Di Perna ensure long-term sustainable growth.” quality and performance is critical to
Bombardier Aerospace
Most recently, Danny served as Vice Bombardier’s long-term success,” stated
President of Global Sourcing for GE Bellemare. “With Danny’s appointment,
Power. In this role, Danny was respon- and Laurent Troger’s recent appoint-
sible for strategic sourcing, procure- ment of Jim Vounassis as Chief Operat-
ment and supplier quality. Prior to that, ing Officer at Bombardier Transporta-
Danny held a number of senior leader- tion, we now have the right operational
ship positions, with United Technolo- leadership talent to ensure we deliver
gies Corporation, including Senior Vice on our growth potential across the
President of Operations for UTC’s Pratt entire portfolio.”
Monarch Aircraft Engineering promotes Lee Burgess to Head of
Maintenance and selects Keith Earnden as Head of Engineering
M onarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL),
the MRO division of Monarch Air-
lines, has promoted Lee Burgess to Head of
tice, I am delighted to be leading the
company’s maintenance operations, and
look forward to using the experience I
lead a team of engineers that have earned
an industry-wide reputation for innovation
and excellence,” says Keith Earnden.
Maintenance and welcomed Keith Earnden have gained to ensure the highest stan- Chris Dare, Managing Director of
back to the company as Interim Head of dards at all of our locations, including Monarch Aircraft Engineering, says, “Lee
Engineering. our new Component Maintenance Cen- and Keith bring a depth and breadth of
Lee Burgess will be in charge of managing tre in Northampton,” said Lee Burgess. experience to their new roles that will
MAEL’s heavy maintenance facilities in Lu- Keith Earnden returns to MAEL to be invaluable to MAEL as we continue to
ton and Birmingham, as well as its various become Interim Head of Engineering, grow and evolve as a business.”
line stations across the UK and Europe. He with responsibilities including leading
will also lead the MAEL’s new Component the Engineering team, as well as the Lee Burgess and Keith Earnden
Monarch Aircraft Engineering
Maintenance Centre, which is due to open Continuing Airworthiness Management
in Northampton later this year. Organisation, Part M, and Planning.
Burgess began his career with MAEL in He re-joins MAEL from Flybe, the
1987 as an apprentice. After 15 years as largest independent regional airline in
an aircraft engineer and coordinator, he Europe where he was Director of Main-
undertook his first management role in tenance and Engineering at Flybe, and
2006, rising to become Head of Engineer- prior to that with Marshall Aerospace in
ing in 2015. 2015. He previously worked with MAEL
“After over 30 years at Monarch Air- from 2010 to 2015.
craft Engineering starting as an appren- “I am delighted to be returning to MAEL to
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Cutter Aviation promotes Kyle Turner to the Air Canada
position of Client Relationship Manager names Ferio
C utter Aviation, the leading aviation
services provider for the Southwest-
nance Coordinator for a Part 145 Repair
Station and Pilatus Service Centre in
Pugliese as Senior
ern United States has promoted Kyle Southern California before joining Cut- Vice-President,
Government
Turner to the position of Client Rela- ter. As the maintenance coordinator for
tionship Manager supporting Pilatus the facility, he was in charge of relation-
Aircraft clients. In this new role, Turner
will be the dedicated point of contact
ship management and retention of VIP
clientele along with the responsibility of
Relations and
for client ownership experience, expe- business development and sales. Regional Markets
diting post-sale maintenance to include While attending California State
managing and coordinating action
plans with approved service centres.
Turner joined Cutter Aviation last year
University, Chico, Turner earned a B.A. in
Communication Studies with an empha-
sis in Organisational Communications
A ir Canada has appointed
Ferio Pugliese as Senior Vice-
President, Government Relations
as a Technical Service Representative and a Minor in Recreation Management. and Regional Markets. Pugliese is
for Part 145 Repair Station in Phoenix, He is also an FAA Licensed Private Pilot succeeding Kevin C. Howlett, Senior
Arizona. In this role, he became the on the path to obtain- ing Vice-President, Government Rela-
client support arm for the maintenance his Instrument Rat- tions and Regional Markets, who
department and helped oversee daily ing. will be retiring in November after
operations. The relationships Turner 45 years of service. Pugliese will be
cultivated, as well as his implementa- based in Toronto, and will report di-
Kyle Turner
tion of new standard operating proce- Cutter Aviation rectly to Calin Rovinescu, President
dures, contributed to a year of record and Chief Executive Officer.
profits and fueled overall growth within “As a global carrier connecting 64
the department. Canadian cities and communities
Turner had worked as the Mainte- to more than 220 worldwide mar-
kets on six continents, one of Air
Canada’s key priorities is continu-
JSSI selects Jake Gerstein as Chief ing to outreach and strengthen the
partnerships we have in the cities
Information Officer and communities we fly to, and our
relationships with all levels of gov-
J et Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) has
appointed Jake Gerstein as Chief
Information Officer. Gerstein brings to
ed Gerstein. “There are tremendous
insights to be realized from mining the
extensive JSSI data and many opportu-
ernment in Canada. Ferio’s solid,
diverse experience from several
Canadian organizations is well-
the company more than two decades of nities to deliver transformative services suited to oversee these important
experience across the financial, com- to the global business aviation market. I relationships, and to also lead the
munications and professional services look forward to applying my experience strategic direction of Air Canada’s
sectors. At JSSI, he will be responsible to JSSI’s endeavors.” regional operations including our
for leading the company’s technology Previously, Gerstein played a leading relationships with our regional
initiatives and objective of bringing role at West Monroe Partners where he carriers operating on Air Canada’s
improved data and insight to support developed and implemented an innova- behalf. I take this opportunity to
JSSI clients and operations. tive IT strategy, including application congratulate Kevin on his upcom-
“Jake is a world-class technology and architecture and IT service delivery. ing retirement this fall, and thank
data expert. He’ll play a key leadership His 20-year career includes roles with him for his valuable and tireless
role as JSSI continues to experience Computershare, UBS and Perot work,” said Rovinescu.
significant growth across multiple lines Systems. Prior to joining Air Canada,
of business,” said Neil W. Book, presi- Pugliese was previously Execu-
dent and CEO of JSSI. “I look forward to tive Vice-President, Customer and
working closely with him as we look to Corporate Affairs at Hydro One Inc.,
deliver the next generation of products an electricity transmission and
and services to the industry.” Jake Gerstein distribution utility headquartred in
“I am very excited to join JSSI given JSSI Toronto, Canada. He has also held
its track record of innovation, rich data senior leadership positions at other
set and domain expertise, as well as Canadian companies including
enthusiasm for technology,” comment- WestJet, WestJet Encore and Cata-
lyst Paper Corporation.
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10 Sept 01, 2018Asian Sky Group selects Ivy Zhou as Summit Aviation
Business Development Director hires Lou Karnes as
H ong Kong business aviation con-
sulting firm Asian Sky Group (ASG)
is continuing to expand its regional
around seven years of experience in
business aviation, joins ASG after work-
new Vice President
of Government and
presence, with the appointment of Ivy ing with Global Jet Concept. Rising up Defence Aircraft
Zhou as Business Development Director, the ranks with the operator and man-
focusing on Greater China. agement company, Ivy started out as Services
“With ASG’s growing presence in the
Asia Pacific, particularly in Greater
China, now is the time to strengthen
Sales & Executive Assistant establishing
new contacts and leads, while support-
ing the growing Beijing team. She later
S ummit Aviation, a Greenwich
AeroGroup company, has ap-
pointed Lou Karnes as its new
our team and market position,” says worked as a Key Account Manager and Vice President of Government and
ASG Managing Director, Jeffrey Lowe. concluded her time with the Swiss- Defence Aircraft Services.
“Adding Ivy to the team will based operator as Chief Representative. A military veteran and expe-
help to do both. Her experi- During her final role, Ivy looked after rienced aviator, Karnes recently
ence handling successful the operation of Global Jet Concept’s retired after more than 21 years
transactions and her fleet in Mainland China, while directly in the US Army where he most
vast knowledge of the managing several accounts and contrib- recently served as the Product
industry will play a uting a high volume of revenue from Manager for the MH-60M Special
key role.” charter sales. Operations Forces (SOF) Blackhawk.
Ivy, who has “I’m pleased to be joining the ASG “We are thrilled to have this excep-
team,” says Ivy. “I’ve come across their tional leader, aviator and communi-
Ivy Zhou work and seen their achievements cator join our team at Summit,” said
Asian Sky Group during my time in the industry. I’m Vice President and General Manag-
now happy to support and add to this er of Summit Aviation Ralph Kunz.
success through my knowledge and “Lou brings to the table years of
network.” hands-on experience that I believe
will help propel our Government
Services to the next level.”
Bob Rasmussen promoted to Chief Pilot Karnes’ prior experience also
includes serving as an H-47 series
of Fargo Jet Center Flight Operations operational pilot and maintenance
test pilot with multiple combat de-
B ob Rasmussen has been promoted to chief pilot of Fargo Jet Center (FJC) Charter
Operations. Rasmussen has been part of the FJC charter department for seven
years and has more than 13 years of experience in the aviation industry.
ployments, and more than 10 years
as an Army Acquisition Officer
with experience as a Government
“Bob’s diverse aviation background and knowledge in charter flight operations Flight Representative and Chief of
make him a great fit for this leadership position,” says Craig Holly, Director of Opera- Flight Operations at DCMA Boeing
tions. “Bob understands the department’s policies and procedures, and demonstrates Philadelphia and SOF support as a
the leadership and ambition to strengthen, grow, and improve our operations.” Programme Manager.
Rasmussen is an aviation professional with 5,000 hours of flight time and has He graduated from the United
pi- lot experience in a broad range of piston, turboprop, and jet aircraft. States Military Academy at West
Rasmussen studied at the University of North Dakota and received Point with a Bachelor’s degree in
a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics with a Major in Commercial Engineering Man-
Aviation. Additionally, he holds an ATP certificate and is type- agement, and
rated in the Cessna Citation 500 series and in the Bombardier he also holds a
Learjet 60. Master of Busi-
As chief pilot, Rasmussen is responsible for maintaining safe ness Admin-
and professional flight operations by ensuring the charter fleet istration from
is maintained to the highest of standards. Other responsibili- the University
ties include conducting pre and post-flight duties, and of Delaware.
management of the hiring, scheduling, and training
of all charter pilots. Lou Karnes
Summit Aviation
Bob Rasmussen
Fargo Jet Center Flight Operations
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