CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX-V: FLY) (OTCQX: FLYLF) (the “Company” or “FLYHT”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nina Jonsson to the company’s Board of Directors, which now total 10 members.
“Nina brings a wealth of executive experience to our team, with over 25 years at three major international airlines – Air France-KLM, United Airlines and US Airways – and Bristow Group, a global provider of industrial aviation services,” said FLYHT CEO Thomas Schmutz. “We welcome Nina to our Board of Directors and believe her leadership and expertise will be a great contribution to FLYHT. We are fortunate to have Nina onboard during this exciting time as we continue to strengthen and expand the business.”
“I am honored and delighted to join the FLYHT team as it continues to build on its outstanding flight-following, live data-streaming and data-mining expertise. These are areas of rapidly increasing relevance to the world’s operators as they seek to improve predictive maintenance and operational efficiency capabilities, and in order to meet upcoming regulatory requirements,” adds Nina.
Prior to joining FLYHT, Nina was Senior Vice President, Group Fleet at Air France-KLM responsible for fleet strategy, aircraft sourcing, leasing and sales, helping to drive synergies across the six group airlines.
She is currently President of Viking Fleet Advisors and a Senior Advisor at Plane View Partners, guiding the C-suite of global airlines, OEMs, suppliers, lessors and financing entities on long term strategy, negotiation and operational efficiencies. Nina’s existing experience and relationships in the aviation industry will be of great strategic value to FLYHT.
This appointment is made subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
About FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
FLYHT’s mission is to improve aviation safety, efficiency and profitability. Globally, and for more than 20 years, airlines, leasing companies, fractional owners and original equipment manufacturers have installed FLYHT’s differentiated aircraft and enterprise-based solutions to deliver real-time, flight-deck, satellite connectivity for tracking, health monitoring, and streaming of operational, maintenance and weather data. FLYHT is publicly traded as FLY in Canada on the TSX.V; and as FLYLF in the USA on the OTCQX. FLYHT is based in Calgary, Canada with an office in Littleton, Colorado and is an AS9100 Quality registered company. For more information visit www.flyht.com.
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| FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. Alana Forbes Chief Financial Officer 403-291-7437 aforbes@flyht.com | Adelaide Capital Markets Inc. Deborah Honig 647-203-8793 deborah@adelaidecapital.ca |
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