EADS board of directors, Amsterdam, named Tom Enders CEO and Arnaud Lagardere chairman of the board. Fabrice Bregier will succeed Enders as CEO of Airbus, and Guenter Butschek, current head of Airbus operations, will become the airframer's chief operating officer. Harald Wilhelm will become CFO of EADS in addition to his present role as CFO of Airbus, succeeding Hans Peter Ring, who plans to retire.

TeamSAI , Denver, appointed David Hygate director-Europe.

AirFrance Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance , Paris and Amstelveen, Netherlands, appointed Paul Chun managing director.

AAR has expanded inventory at its European distribution center for Unison aerospace components, located at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The new inventory at the hub is managed by AAR’s Allen asset management division and includes turbine ignition systems, engine-dedicated alternators, sensors, switches and wiring harnesses. Unison specializes in gas turbine structural components plus electrical and mechanical systems for engines, airframes and industrial markets.

Snecma Morocco Engine Services (SMES) has been certified by the European and American aviation authorities, EASA and FAA, respectively, to carry out MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services on the CFM56-5B engine.

Germany's 328 Design and Turkish Airlines subsidiary Turkish Technik have agreed to come together to work on design projects.

Combat Aircraft: Growing demand for stealth technology gives Lockheed Martin's F-35 a dominant position in the global fighter market, even if the U.S. cuts the number it buys. And where the F-35 leads, new trainers will follow. See pp. 49 and 54. Commercial Transports: They face new challengers this time around, but Airbus and Boeing rake in orders in a high-stakes struggle for the narrowbody market. Their airline customers warn of higher costs and lower profits in 2012. See pp. 76, 80, 86 and 88.

When TUI Travel, the European launch customer for Boeing's 787, finally takes delivery of its first aircraft, the team at Monarch Aircraft Engineering should be ready to provide maintenance support through the Goldcare option. The technical arm of London Luton-based Monarch Airlines, is currently Boeing's only airframe maintenance partner for the Goldcare program. Despite Monarch canceling its own order for six 787s in September of last year, Boeing has confirmed that Monarch will remain a Goldcare partner.