Singapore’s government is taking an active role in ensuring that the city-state retains its pre-eminence in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in the Asia-Pacific region, Lim Kok Kiang, executive director of transport engineering for the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), said at the Singapore Airshow. MRO comprises more than 90% of Singapore’s aerospace industry, and the city-state accounts for 25% of the Asia-Pacific region’s MRO industry. However, growing competition from nearby, lower-wage countries is giving Singapore pause, says Lim.

Marie Epstein (see photo) has been promoted to VP-sales for the Americas from regional sales manager at Virgin Atlantic Cargo in New York. She was director of strategic accounts at Delta Air Lines/Northwest Airlines Cargo.

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The majority of the 161 unclassified milsats forecast for production in the next decade will go into service in the near term with production tapering in the outyears.

Michael Grimme has been named senior VP-sales and marketing at AirBaltic, Riga, Latvia. He was director-sales and marketing at TraviAustria.

Mike Leinback has become director of human spaceflight operations at Denver-based United Launch Alliance. He was launch team leader for all NASA space shuttle missions launched since 2000.

David Hygate has joined Denver-based TeamSAI as director for Europe. He was an aerospace consultant who worked mainly for Rolls-Royce.

Marc Montagner has been named CFO of Reston, Va.-based LightSquared. He was executive VP-sales, marketing and strategy at SkyTerra.