Pierre Briens has taken over as head of aviation in Asia with BNP Paribas following the promotion of Nicolas Parrot.
Briens took up the role in early July, and oversees a range of the investment bank’s aviation finance and advisory operations in the region.
Parrot, meanwhile, has taken over as the investment bank’s regional head of transport sector.
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Shinmaywa has secured a Japanese government contract to research an unmanned amphibian that will serve as a mothership for autonomous unmanned vehicles (AUVs).
IATA has urged the governments of Pakistan and Bangladesh to release more than $720 million in blocked airline funds, while calling for simplified processes to repatriate the money.
AirAsia Aviation Group has appointed its co-founder and former chief executive Tony Fernandes as advisor and steward, as the deadline for merger negotiations with associate unit AirAsia X draws close.
