Hong Kong, April 13 -- Acro Aircraft Seating, owned by Mainland China listed Zhejiang Tiancheng Controls Co. Ltd, has chosen Neil Cairns to run the UK-based manufacturer of aircraft seating.
Cairns was most recently vice president and general manager of Collins Aerospace in both Arizona and North Carolina, a position he held after running B/E Aerospace's seating division in Northern Ireland.
Founded in 2007, Gatwick-headquartered Acro has delivered cabin seating to 45 airlines and lessors, including Asia-Pacific and Gulf carriers Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Spring Airlines and lessor BOC Aviation. It has a manufacturing facility and a regional office in Shanghai and also offices in Miami and Singapore.
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