EADS is pulling out of a joint venture with Embraer formed in 2005 to take control of OGMA—Industria Aeronautica de Portugal S.A., an aerostructures, airframe and component maintenance, repair and overhaul organization once owned by the Portuguese government. The venture, Airholdings, was created in 2005 by the two manufacturers to take a 65% holding in OGMA, with the Portuguese state retaining a 35% stake. Initially, Embraer owned a 99% share in the Airholdings joint venture, although EADS later exercised an option to increase its holding to 30%.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. , Savannah, Ga., named Eric Stuck senior manager-new business development in the Gulfstream Support organization.

Finmeccanica 's U.S. subsidiary DRS Technologies appointed William J. Lynn III chairman and CEO, replacing Mark S. Newman, who is retiring.

Duncan Aviation , Lincoln, Neb., named Brad Homeyer airframe service sales representative for its Provo, Utah, location and Ryan Huss the representative in Lincoln.

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.