Aviation-parts company Aviation Sales, of Miami, Florida, has named Paul Hawthorne vice-president of quality control. He was formerly with freight carrier FedEx, of Memphis, Tennessee. Mario Levy becomes manager of the subcontract repair department. He was previously with the AGES Group, having formerly worked for Aviation Sales in the 1980s as regional manager in new York.
Source: Flight International
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