Infinity Aviation Group appoints Justin Pridgeon as GM of Florida FBOnews Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 26 0FBO Infinity Aviation Group has named Justin Pridgeon as general manager of its Vero Beach, Florida FBO. Pridgeon has more than 20 years experience in the… Read more
Surack hires Robert Flansburg as VP aviationnews CJI Expert 6 Oct 26 0Surack Enterprises has hired Robert Flansburg as vice president of aviation as it better looks to serve Midwest customers. Flansburg will be responsible for developing… Read more
CAT Aviation appoints Thomas Hauser as chief commercial officernews Yves Le Marquand 24 Sep 26 0CAT Aviation has appointed Thomas Hauser as chief commercial officer. Approaching its 40th anniversary in 2027, the Swiss business aviation firm said it is looking… Read more
Jerome Cottner joins Yingling as director of salesnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Sep 26 0Business and general aviation MRO, parts and FBO provider Yingling Aviation has appointed Jerome Cottner as director of sales. Cottner brings more than two decades… Read more
Wheels Up chief sales officer Mark Briffa stepping downnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 26 1Mark Briffa is stepping down from his role as chief sales officer (CSO) of Wheels Up, in the interim he will be replaced by David… Read more
Avpro promotes Samantha Moorehead to vice president of strategynews Yves Le Marquand 29 Jul 26 0Aircraft brokerage Avpro has promoted Samantha Moorehead to vice president of strategy. In her new position, Moorehead will lead the Avpro’s strategic planning efforts and… Read more
West Star appoints Jason Taylor as chief information officernews Yves Le Marquand 21 Jul 26 0West Star Aviation has appointed Jason Taylor as chief information Officer (CIO) to support the company’s enterprise technology strategy, data and analytics and cybersecurity priorities.… Read more
NBAA appoints Emily Deaton as SVP product development and salesnews Yves Le Marquand 21 Jul 26 0The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has appointed former jetAVIVA CEO Emily Deaton as senior vice president for product development and sales. Deaton will lead the… Read more
5X5 Aviation Insurance appoints Doug Tibbs as MDnews Yves Le Marquand 30 Jun 26 05X5 Aviation Insurance has appointed Doug Tibbs as managing director as it positions for a new phase of growth. Tibbs joins with more than two… Read more
Guardian Jet promotes Dan Gardner, Zach Conover and William Smith to sales directorsnews Yves Le Marquand 15 Jun 26 0Guardian Jet has promoted Dan Gardner, Zach Conover and William Smith to sales directors serving aircraft owners and operators across its heavy jet, light jet… Read more
West Star promotes Jeff Messmer to support its Perryville operationsnews Yves Le Marquand 11 Jun 26 0West Star Aviation has named Jeff Messmer manager of technical sales to support the company’s operations at Perryville Regional Airport, Missouri. This September, Messmer will… Read more
West Elk Aviation appoints Emily Caveynews Yves Le Marquand 9 Jun 26 0West Elk Aviation has appointed Emily Cavey as Associate, Client Engagement. Cavey will support client engagement across the firm’s advisory and transaction process, serving as… Read more
Mente Group appoints Zach Ungerleider as director of technical servicesnews Yves Le Marquand 8 Jun 26 0Mente Group has added Zach Ungerleider as director of Technical Services. In his new role, Ungerleider reports to Steve Main, chief revenue officer of Mente… Read more
Equiom appoints Lionel Richard as director of luxury asset servicesnews Yves Le Marquand 28 May 26 0Equiom has appointed Lionel Richard as director of luxury asset services. Richard will help strengthen coordination and further develop Equiom’s Luxury Asset Services across jurisdictions… Read more
Empire Aviation hires Paul van der Blomnews Yves Le Marquand 27 May 26 0Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has appointed Paul van der Blom (pictured below) as head of aircraft management. van der Blom will oversee a fleet of… Read more
jetAVIVA appoints Bobby Jensen to MDnews Yves Le Marquand 19 May 26 0 jetAVIVA has appointed Bobby Jensen as managing director as it looks to boost its expertise in the Citation M2 and Citation CJ3 markets. Jensen brings… Read more
Anthony Banome appointed president of FlyHouse Solutionsnews Yves Le Marquand 11 May 26 0FlyHouse has appointed Anthony Banome as president of its infrastructure division FlyHouse Solutions. FlyHouse Solutions brings aviation services including fuel, maintenance, ground services, safety, training,… Read more
Mente Group promotes Jay Bushouse to senior MDnews Yves Le Marquand 11 May 26 0Business aviation advisory and aircraft brokerage firm Mente Group has promoted Jay Bushouse to senior managing director. Based in Kansas City, Bushouse has 25 years… Read more
New Portside CEO on steering a growth coursenews Yves Le Marquand 20 Apr 26 0Following a recent majority investment by Vista Equity Partners, CJI sat down with both Portside’s new and outgoing CEOs Brandon Holden and Alek Vernitsky to… Read more
Kyle Bonda rejoins Mente Groupnews Yves Le Marquand 20 Apr 26 0Kyle Bonda has rejoined Mente Group taking up the position of senior managing director as the company grows its sales and advisory capabilities. Bonda, who… Read more
