Dag Johnsen as the COO at Aero Norway will be responsible for ensuring that all maintenance is carried out to the standards established by regulatory agencies such as EASA (CAA-N), FAA, and CAAC.
Aero Norway, a leading CFM56 engine repair facility, has appointed Dag Johnsen as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). He takes over from Neil Russell, who became CEO in October. Johnsen, who joins from United Airlines, where he managed the Powerplant Engineering team for the past decade, will be responsible for ensuring that all maintenance is carried out to the standards established by regulatory agencies such as EASA (CAA-N), FAA, and CAAC.
At United Airlines, Johnsen had direct oversight for the technical support of over 700 CFM56-7B engines in operation. In his new role as COO at Aero Norway, he aims to maintain the company’s focus on open and honest communication with customers, fostering confidence in a competitive business environment. Johnsen highlights Aero Norway’s reputation for delivering superior EGT margins and competitive TATs (Turnaround Times), contributing to customers’ dispatch reliability and commercial success.
Dag Johnsen, COO, Aero Norway said, “When I first visited Aero Norway last year, I felt the sense of a very close-knit business where everybody understood the strength that close collaboration brings. Aero Norway focuses on open and honest communication with customers instilling a secure level of confidence in a very competitive business. The customer support teams are based in work units adjacent to the shop floor where the customer support leader, powerplant engineer, finance analyst, and procurement planners are co-located, enabling quick and effective communication. This fosters a very different spirit from some of the larger MROs that I have worked with in the past and I feel very much at home here. Aero Norway has an industry reputation for delivering superior EGT margins and competitive TATs – helping their customers achieve dispatch reliability and commercial success – I am looking forward to sustaining that distinction. I was born in Stavanger, Aero Norway’s home city, and grew up in Lier, just 30 minutes west of Oslo. My close family and the friends I grew up with are still in Norway and I look forward to relocating my wife, daughter, and pets here soon.”
With the aviation industry evolving, Johnsen looks forward to contributing to Aero Norway’s continued success. As the A320neo and B737MAX family continue to grow, he emphasizes the need to introduce new engine programs, such as the LEAP-1A and -1B. Johnsen, familiar with the LEAP engine program from his previous role, plans to streamline its integration into Aero Norway’s capability list as the company prepares for future developments. Looking ahead from an operational perspective Johnsen will be building on Aero Norway’s heritage and bringing his particular strengths.
Looking ahead, Johnsen aims to build on Aero Norway’s heritage and contribute his strengths to the company’s operational success. With an emphasis on streamlining the integration of new engine programs, he envisions Aero Norway’s continued growth and success in the competitive aviation industry. Born in Stavanger, Aero Norway’s home city, Johnsen expresses his excitement about relocating his family to Norway, reconnecting with close family and friends.“Dag has worked closely with various MROs throughout the world, both OEM affiliated as well as independent service providers,” said Neil Russell, CEO,Aero Norway. “This depth of experience has given him a great understanding of how different engine MROs are set up. In his last role with United Airlines, he had direct oversight over an airline in-house MRO engineering support organisation and has seen the MRO business from both a customer and operator’s view and he will bring this perspective to Aero Norway. As the A320neo and B737MAX family continues to grow we need to start looking at introducing new engine programmes such as the LEAP-1A and -1B. I am very familiar with this engine programme and will streamline the integration into our capability list as we start tooling up,” he further added.
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Aero Norway is an authorized CFM repair station based at Stavanger Airport, Sola, Norway. The facility is designed specifically for providing MRO services for CFM56 engine variants, fully equipped to deliver high-quality maintenance services with industry-recognized EGT margins for CFM56-3, CFM56-5B, and CFM56-7B engines. The company offers a comprehensive range of engine MRO services, including repair and overhaul, maintenance and repairs, engine test cell runs, full restoration, back shop parts repair, engine investigation, special customer requests, and non-destructive testing and diagnostics. Aero Norway holds certifications from multiple aviation authorities, including FAA, EASA, TCCA, CAAC, GCAA, DGCA, ECAA, and ANAC Brazil.
Question- Who is the Chief Operating Officer at Aero Norway?
Answer- Dag Johnsen
Question- Which regulatory agencies’ standards does Aero Norway adhere to?
Answer- EASA (CAA-N), FAA, and CAAC
Question- What type of engines does Aero Norway provide MRO services for?
Answer- CFM56 engine variants
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