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Jet Aviation has appointed Bernard
Loo as new manager of its fixed-base
operation (FBO) at Seletar Airport in
Singapore. He recently was general
manager at Swissport in Singapore,
where he managed ramp operations
CFM56 goes green in Shanghai
and executive aircraft. His 18 years
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp company, and its joint venture partner, in the aviation industry includes
China Eastern Airlines, have opened an advanced, environmentally friendly CFM56 employment with United Airlines and
engine overhaul facility in the Qingpu district of Shanghai. The Shanghai Engine Yugoslav Airlines.
Center has capacity to overhaul up to 300 engines annually. Within approximately
three years, the center will service CFM56-3, 5B and 7 engines and employ 800 peo- Katie Lawson has been named
ple. The building was designed and built to meet the US Green Building Council’s regional sales manager for PrivateSky
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum standards. Aviation Services Inc., Fort Myers, Fla,
“We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Pratt & Whitney on this joint USA. She will bring her 15 years of
venture. With the strong expertise and sharing of best practices from both China experience in maintenance and train-
Eastern Airlines and Pratt & Whitney, we are confident that the Shanghai Engine ing sales to the company’s Gulfstream
Center will become a center of excellence for CFM56® maintenance, repair and maintenance sales team. PrivateSky
overhauls in the Asia Pacific region,” says Mr Li Yangmin, vice president of China is FAA certified to provide scheduled
Eastern Airlines. and unscheduled maintenance for the
“It is wonderful to have a partner like China Eastern Airlines, which has the largest Gulfstream II, III, IV and V.
CFM56 engine fleet in the Asia-Pacific region, to provide a base load of engines
to service,” says Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines & Global Services president Senior vice president (SVP) interna-
Todd Kallman. “This center has a lot of great attributes, such as starting with a tional and business development for
skilled workforce and meeting the highest environmental standards.” Air France Industries, Bruno Delile has
At least three percent of the Shanghai Engine Center’s energy will be produced been appointed president of AMG, a
from on-site renewable sources including solar thermal, solar electric and wind group subsidiary incorporated in the
power. Some energy-saving features include high performance and energy effi- United States, specialising in compo-
cient windows that will provide daylight to the facility, heating in offices and the nent support. He will simultaneously be
cafeteria, high performance insulation and windows, a cool roof to reduce heat SVP operations in the Americas for AFI
island effects, expansive use of natural light and a rainwater collection system for KLM E&M.
irrigation and sanitary use. Prior to his new appointment, Delile
“The Shanghai Engine Center is the first UTC LEED Platinum facility, and we spent four years as Air France Industries
are proud to be a part of this major milestone,” said Shanghai Engine Center gen- SVP industrial and business develop-
eral manager Chan Kwai Wan. “The operation is designed according to the UTC ment, tasked notably with joint com-
business operating system, Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE); ACE helps mercial co-ordination for AFI and KLM
mitigate waste, while continuously delighting customers with superior quality and E&M.
turnaround times.” Before this, he spent six years as VP
materials and services, where he cov-
ered component repair and overhaul,
supply chain management, and logis-
tics. Delile has more than 20 years of
experience in aircraft and components
maintenance and has held several
positions in aircraft line maintenance,
purchasing, and project and materials
management.
Although most of his experience has
been with Air France, he also worked at
the Snecma Group as program director
and business director. He has a master’s
degree in mechanical engineering and
an MBA from ESSEC, the elite French
Business School.
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