Air Baltic , Riga, Latvia, named Martin Sedlacky chief operations officer and a member of the executive board.

SR Technics , Zurich, named Andrew Best head of Line Maintenance International.

Delta Air Lines , Atlanta, appointed Jeffrey Bernier managing director for Asia Pacific.

Vueling , Barcelona, promoted Fernando Val to chief operating officer from director of quality and inflight safety and Julio Rodriguez to director of network planning, revenue management and distribution from director of revenue.

Timco Aviation Services , Greensboro, N.C., appointed Pete Laszcz general manager of the Greensboro airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul operations, succeeding Mike Anderson, who is leaving the company.

Hawaiian Airlines , Honolulu, tapped Tim Strauss to become managing director of cargo.

Airbus wants to grow the charter market for its corporate jet line and has gained recent approvals from FAA, European Aviation Safety Agency and General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia for Part 135 operations of its ACJ318 and ACJ319, as well as Civil Aviation Administration of China backing for the ACJ319.

Southwest Airlines is phasing out its Boeing 737 Classic aircraft by about 2017 and is finding ways to use engine inventory from that fleet to decrease its maintenance costs. Mandy Gower, Southwest Airlines’ powerplant supply chain manager, tells Aviation Week that the airline employed MTU Canada and BP Aerospace in Irvine, Calif., to tear down its CFM International CFM56-3s that power the Classics. The airline just took the next step and selected Avioserv San Diego to consign the material.