Boeing Aerostructures Australia (BAA) managing director John Duddy has been appointed chairman the Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (AAAAI), replacing former BAA managing director and AAAAI founding member Mark Ross Duddy, until recently vice president and managing director of Brisbane based Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), has been with the Boeing Company for almost
Lufthansa has appointed Marlene Sanau as its new general manager for Australia, replacing Kai Peters from September. Sanau, who will head sales and marketing activities for Lufthansa in Australia, was previously the airline’s Hanover based director of sales and also worked as a regional district sales manager in South Africa. This content is available exclusively
Tiger Airways is searching for a new CEO for its Australian operations with the announcement that Tony Davis will leave the airline with effect from November 1. Davis had been CEO of Tiger Airways Holdings, but was appointed to lead the company’s Australian operations following its grounding by CASA in early July, replacing Crawford Rix.
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) will host QF32 pilot Captain Richard de Crespigny at its 2011 Convention in September, with the Airbus A380 pilot due to give a special presentation of his experience in dealing with an uncontained engine explosion over Indonesia’s Batam Island last November. “Captain de Crespigny’s considerable skills involving teamwork,
BAE Systems Australia has announced the appointment of David Allott as its new chief executive, with effect from September 5, replacing the long serving Jim McDowell who will become the chief executive of BAE Systems Saudi Arabia. Allott is currently the managing director of BAE’s UK based Global Combat Systems business, which designs, manufactures and
Qantas has appointed experienced industry veteran Hugh Davin to the new position of head of charter business to oversee the airline’s expansion into the charter and fly-in/fly-out markets. Davin was most recently managing director of Skywest, responsible for the Perth based airline’s successful charter and FIFO operations serving the WA resources industry. He joined Skywest