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Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has boosted its sales presence in Oceania with the appointment of a former Airbus executive as its vice president for sales in South-East Asia and Australasia. François Cognard will have responsibility for Australia and New Zealand in his new role and be based in Singapore. He will report to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft
David Massy-Greene, the captain of Qantas’s record-breaking Boeing 747-400 nonstop flight from London Heathrow to Sydney, died on Sunday, August 21. He was 73. Qantas confirmed the news in a recent note to its 30,000 employees. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
Former Air France-KLM chairman and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has officially taken his seat as the chief executive and director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Named as Tony Tyler’s replacement in April, de Juniac was confirmed as the new head of IATA at the industry body’s annual general meeting in Dublin
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has appointed Shane Carmody as acting chief executive and director of aviation safety (DAS). Carmody is currently a deputy secretary at the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development with responsibility for aviation and airports, the Office of Transport Security, the Western Sydney Unit and local government and territories. This
Former senior Qantas executive Rob Gurney has been named the new chief executive of the oneworld airline marketing alliance. Gurney is expected to begin in his new role in October, oneworld said in a statement on Wednesday. He takes over from Bruce Ashby, who is stepping down after five years in the role. This content
Joe Sutter, the chief engineer of the legendary Boeing 747, died on Tuesday, August 30, aged 95. The Seattle native spent four decades at Boeing where his work in bringing what is unarguably the most distinctive sight in all of aviation – the four-engine jet with its hump – led to him being known around the world
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