Bernd Munzenmayer has become senior sales adviser for Pro Star Aviation, Londonderry, N.H., supporting new Sales Director Clark Gordon. Munzenmayer is a founder of Pro Star. Julie Weber has been promoted to VP from senior director of people for Southwest Airlines.

A quality-control shortcoming on the internal structure of the aft fuselage of the Boeing 787 is adding another task to the company's post-production “to-do” list as it tries to catch up with the new jet's delivery schedule.

USAF Col. (ret.) Sean Frisbee has been named VP at San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based AME Unmanned Air Systems. He was F-22 program director.

Bids for up to 36 AH-X attack helicopters will be due by May 10.

Michael Sammartino has been named VP-government affairs at Metron Aviation, Dulles, Va. He was director of systems operations at FAA.

French helicopter engine maker Turbomeca will increase its R&D budget by 25% this year and hire 100 more engineers as it pursues dual goals of renewing its product line by 2020 and developing hybrid powerplants. “This is an intense period of development for us,” says Chairman and CEO Olivier Andries. “R&D spending will represent 15% of revenues. [The company achieved sales of €940 million, or $1.24 billion at current exchange rates, in 2010.] This follows a 20% increase in 2011 over 2010.”

Ted Lin has been named director of marketing for Asia at New York-based Guggenheim Aviation Partners. He was VP of DVB Bank.

Air France-KLM shocked the air transport sector recently by admitting that it lost €700 million in its European network last year.