A special executive search committee will look for a successor to Ed Bolen, who is retiring after more than two decades of championing business aviation at NBAA.

Dr Dominic Morgan, who led NSW Ambulance for a decade, will become chief executive of the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia/Northern Territory on 30 November 2026, succeeding retiring CEO Tony Vaughan.

Raymond Lubrano has moved from leading Rotortrade’s Latin American region to oversee capital deployment, aircraft investment and debt financing at the RotorLease helicopter leasing platform.

The aircraft painting specialist has appointed a head of MRO as group COO Mark Gidman steps back after 36 years with the business.

Andy Balser has garnered a reputation in the aviation industry for meeting exceptionally high standards. He will now manage supplier relationships and procurement for Jets.com.

An experienced flight instructor, award-winning aerobatic pilot and international business developer, Narine Melkumjan will lead Tecnam sales for Oriens Aviation in the Netherlands.

Emily Williams, co-founder of IW Aviation and The ACA board member since 2021, will take over from incumbent chair Kevin Ducksbury.

Adam Barron, director of maintenance at ACI Jet since 2021, becomes VP of aircraft maintenance, overseeing both flight ops and MRO as the company expands its international regulatory approvals.