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EMBRAER COMMERCIAL

AVIATION APPOINTS NEW CEO

myriad of external
factors -a pandemic
The Brazilian aircraft that destroyed any
builder has announced that growth outlook for
Arjan Meijer is appointed as the next three years,
to name just one- that
the division’s new CEO, effec- sank that joint
tive immediately, reporting to venture for good.
Francisco Gomes Neto, Embraer Whether the reason
President and CEO. provided by Boeing is
It is no secret that the a proper justification
now-former CEO John Slattery or a mere excuse, is
had a mission from the day he yet to be decided in a
took the position, in July 2016 court.
to align all the pieces for a swift John Slattery leaves
merger with Boeing. Embraer, according to
And in that process, he the company’s press chairman.
succeeded. The road was release, “to take an opportunity Meijer (47) joined Embraer as in Norwich.
by no means free from with one of the company’s main vice president of commercial Arjan earned a masters
obstacles though. To prepare a partners in the industry.” aviation for Europe, the Middle degree in aeronautical engi-
highly-skilled workforce with a Shortly after this General East, Africa, and Russia in April neering from Delft Technical
standalone mentality and swift Electric announced that Slattery 2016. In January 2017, he was University in the Netherlands
to a new mindset was hard, will take over the role of David appointed chief commercial and a masters in business
time-consuming and extremely Joyce as President and CEO of officer of Embraer commercial administration from Purdue
expensive. GE Aviation, effective July 13. aviation. University in the United States.
Boeing would disagree on “John has played a central Before this he spent 15 years “Arjan has done a fantastic
the success of Slattery’s task. role at Embraer during a in various executive roles at the job as the head of sales for
In fact, one of the reasons challenging time, and we thank KLM Group. His last two roles Embraer commercial aviation.
cited for dropping the deal in him for his dedication and were vice president of technical He has the energy, international
late April was the number of tireless service to the company, services and fleet development experience, and skill set to lead
milestones that weren’t met as well as its customers, at KLM’s regional subsidiary our commercial aviation busi-
by the agreement ratification employees, and partners,” said KLM Cityhopper and managing ness at this unique moment,”
deadline. Still, there was a Alexandre Silva, Embraer board director at KLM UK engineering said Francisco Gomes Neto. Q

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HONEYWELL FORMS NEW UNITS

Equipped with its own engineering and sales resources, the UAS
business unit will develop new products and services uniquely
required for these markets.
Honeywell has formed a new business unit dedicated to the It will also act as a systems integrator for all Honeywell products
growing Unmanned Aerial Systems and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and services that could be used in this industry.
industries. These offerings include aircraft systems such as avionics, electric
The Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) business unit will continue and hybrid-electric propulsion and thermal management, flight
Honeywell’s momentum and leadership in these emerging services such as unmanned air traffic management, and ground
markets, utilising Honeywell’s technology, software, services and operations services such as predictive aircraft maintenance
certification expertise to meet customers’ needs in these markets. analytics.
“Urban Air Mobility and Unmanned Aerial Systems will play an in- Beyond technology development, this business will be a single
creasing role in the future of aerospace, with potential applications point of contact for innovative aircraft designers or operators to
in all-electric urban air taxi vehicles, hybrid-electric unmanned easily do business with Honeywell.
cargo drones, optionally piloted airplanes, delivery drones and “We’re seeing the dawn of a new era in aviation, and Honeywell
everything in between,” said Mike Madsen, president and CEO, is at the forefront,” said Stéphane Fymat, vice president and
Honeywell Aerospace.
general manager of the newly formed business. Q

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