Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
Brian Znotins, American Airlines’ senior network-planning executive, is leaving the carrier, adding another change to its leadership ranks. His departure puts the airline’s route strategy and network-planning function in focus as American determines how to sustain those responsibilities under new leadership.
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Brian Znotins, American Airlines’ senior network-planning executive, is leaving the carrier, adding another change to its leadership ranks. His departure puts the airline’s route strategy and network-planning function in focus as American determines how to sustain those responsibilities under new leadership.
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The Artemis II mission specialist will take the acting deputy chief engineer role on Nov. 1, supporting technical oversight, mission readiness and engineering standards across NASA programs. Koch succeeds Katherine Van Hooser, who is retiring after more than 35 years at the agency; the move ends Koch’s eligibility for future spaceflight.
Sierra Space’s chief financial officer has left the spacecraft maker after about six months in the role, the company said. The departure comes as Sierra Space pursues a long-awaited initial public offering, adding uncertainty around the timing of its planned move to public markets.
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Aegean Airlines has appointed deputy CEO and CFO Michalis Kouveliotis to lead the Greek carrier, succeeding Dimitris Gerogiannis, who led the airline for two decades. Gerogiannis will transition to an advisory role overseeing Aegean’s Technical Base.
Samoa Airways is seeking new executives amid plans to relaunch jet operations. The available report provides no details on the positions, aircraft, timing or financing, leaving the scale and operational requirements of the restart unclear.
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