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NEWS

John wojick to take
over from Ray Conner
as sales leader

In late June,
Raymond “Ray”
Conner (pictured
right), previously
the SVP of Sales
and Customer
Support, was
promoted to
president and
CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
In August, Boeing announced that John
gulfstream g650 to complete certification Wojick was to succeed Ray Conner as
the new VP of Sales for Commercial
Gulfstream has recently announced final certification tests with the FAA, Airplanes. Speaking of his successor,
that FAA pilots have completed of all including field performance tests and Conner said, “[Wojick] is our most
the scheduled flying required for the evaluation of the craft’s performance seasoned sales leader with in-depth
certification of the ultra-large-cabin, in natural icing conditions, to support knowledge of almost every Boeing
ultra-long-range Gulfstream 650. In entry-into-service later this year. “These customer worldwide. His extensive
addition, the team from the European aircraft are accumulating considerable knowledge of our products and services
Aviation Safety Agency has finished the flight time and are returning with puts him in the best position to help
flight resting required for the validation minimum aircraft issues,” said Pres our customers address their fleet and
of the FAA’s type certification. The Henne, SVP of Programs, Engineering operational needs and be successful in
G650 is in the process of completing and Test, Gulfstream. today’s competitive environment.”

Etihad to implement daily
Brisbane-Abu Dhabi flights

Etihad Airways has recently announced and Singapore puts Etihad Airways in a
its intention to increase the number of stronger competitive position and will
flights linking Brisbane and Abu Dhabi increase the airline’s brand footprint
to a daily service, beginning February exponentially in these markets. Adding
2013. As per the current arrangement, an extra 1,048 seats per week to the route
the service is expected to operate via underscores the strategic importance of
Singapore in both directions. James Singapore to our business and allows us
Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad to offer the corporate and leisure travel
Airways, said, “Going daily to Brisbane market a more appealing proposition.”

PROFILE
NEw MAN AT ROLLS-ROyCE SINgAPORE

Having made his way up the corporate ladder in Rolls-Royce for over two decades, and having held
several senior positions in the company, Paul O’Neil was recently made director of the Rolls-Royce
Seletar Campus in Singapore. He says there is a lot to look forward to right now: “We are on track to
roll out the first production Trent engine and wide chord fan blades from the Seletar Campus this year.
I look forward to continuing to scale up operations as we grow our capabilities to meet the needs of
our global customer base.”

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