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Ibis Aerospace has named Chris Danner director of product support for its Ae270 Propjet single-engined turboprop, which is due for certification at the end of this year. Titus Naikuni, managing director of the Magadi Soda Company, is to succeed Brian Presbury as managing director of Kenya Airways. Naikuni was formerly permanent secretary in the Kenyan transport ministry and a fundraiser for the National Rainbow Coalition government. Greg Thomas, chief operating officer of business aviation specialist PrivatAir, has succeeded David Hurley as chief executive. Hurley will become vice-chairman. Thomas has named chief financial officer Hugh Regan head of North American operations. Executive vice-president of business development. Dave Kinson will become head of European and Middle Eastern operations.

Source: Flight International