Grant Atchison has been promoted to head of aviation of Moore Stephens Isle of Man from board member of Moore Stephens Trust Co. Ltd.

Larry Lawson chosen to lead Spirit past supply-chain bottleneck

Peggy Nelson (see photo) has been named VP-engineering and global product development for Northrop Grumman's Redondo Beach, Calif.-based Aerospace Systems sector. She was the lead executive for mission assurance, quality systems, engineering capabilities and university alliances for the company's then-Space Technology sector.

Jose Montero, director of planning of Copa Airlines, has become CFO of Panama-based Copa Holdings, succeeding Victor Vial, who will become an adviser to the board of directors.

In 2012, deliveries of large commercial jets manufactured by Airbus and Boeing exceeded $88 billion in value, at estimated prices, up 57% since 2008. During that same four-year period, the global economy had its worst years since World War II. The macroeconomic recovery has been anemic, and demand for air travel only marginally better. While airline revenue passenger kilometers grew 6.9% in 2010 following a 3.5% decline in 2009, growth eased to just 5.3% in 2011.

Air Canada's Alan Butterfield leads M&E through unprecedented circumstances.

Ken Aso (see photo) has been named senior VP-corporate strategy and customer development for Tempe, Ariz.-based StandardAero. He was a partner at Oliver Wyman.

Scott E. Kuechle has been named to the board of Bloomfield, Conn.-based Kaman Corp. He was executive VP and CFO of Goodrich Corp.