Russell Ryan (see photo) has been promoted to managing director-treasury, from senior director-fleet acquisition, at Hawaiian Airlines.

Paul Chun has become managing director of KLM UK Engineering, based in Paris and Amstelveen, Netherlands. He held the same role at Epcor, where he will be succeeded by Romain Helmer, who headed KLM Engineering & Maintenance's Boeing 737 unit. Ton Dortmans was named executive VP-engineering and maintenance of KLM E&M, succeeding Peter de Swert.

Andreas Knoepfel (see photo) has joined Swiss Aviation Consulting of Huenenberg/Zug as managing director of Swiss AeroRisk Management and a board member of Swiss AeroHoldings. He was a senior aviation manager for an insurance broker.

U.S. Army Gen. (ret.) Rick Lynch and Paul McDuffee have joined the board of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, Arlington, Va. Lynch commanded the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Div. at Fort Hood, Texas. McDuffee is Insitu's principal interface with the FAA on the commercial viability of unmanned aircraft.

Alan E. Calegari has become CEO of Alenia North America in Washington. He was president and CEO of Ansaldo STS USA.

David Russell has joined Gogo, Itaska, Ill., as senior VP and general manager of Europe and the Middle East for commercial aviation. He was VP-strategic programs for SITA Group.

Boeing is studying several options, ranging from routine checks to minor structural modifications, to reactivate the closed-out tail fuel tank on the 747-8 passenger model.

Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. (ST Aero) President Chang Cheow Teck spoke to AW&ST Asia Editor Leithen Francis at the company's corporate headquarters in Singapore. AW&ST: Is there a danger that demand for passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversions will fall in 2012? I notice China's Jade Cargo has grounded its fleet.