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Aer Lingus has appointed a new interim chief financial officer. The available report provides no further details on the appointee, the timing of the change or its financial and operational context.
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Aer Lingus has appointed a new interim chief financial officer. The available report provides no further details on the appointee, the timing of the change or its financial and operational context.
Emily Williams, co-founder of private aviation adviser IW Aviation and an ACA board member since 2021, will become chairperson of the Air Charter Association on Jan. 1, 2027. She succeeds Kevin Ducksbury, who is stepping down after seven years in the role.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has appointed former FCC adviser Courtney Reinhard to lead the regulator’s Space Bureau. The move puts a former agency adviser in charge of its space-focused bureau; the announcement provides no further details on Reinhard’s priorities or policy plans.
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Reid Wiseman, a retired emeritus astronaut, will become deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the agency’s premier center for deep-space robotic missions. The appointment moves an astronaut with a human-spaceflight background into a senior leadership role at NASA’s robotic-exploration center.
UK-based LYTE Aviation has appointed James Hogan, the former chief executive of Etihad Airways, as a strategic advisor. The company is preparing for the next phase of development of its high-capacity hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Sierra Space has appointed Daniel Gittsovich as chief financial officer, bringing in an executive who most recently held the same role at L3Harris Technologies’ missile solutions unit. The hire comes as the company pursues a shift toward defense, placing financial leadership alongside its strategic repositioning.
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Aegean Airlines has appointed a new chief executive officer, marking a change at the top of the Greek carrier. The available report does not identify the incoming executive or provide details on the appointment’s timing, the succession process or any strategic priorities associated with the leadership change.
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The European Space Agency Council has approved Andrzej Banasiak’s appointment as director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2027. ESA also named Nicolaus Hanowski director of Space Operations; the announcements mark two leadership changes across the agency’s commercial and operational portfolios.
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