People in Aviation: August 2009
Two NTSB board members announced their resignations last month.

Two NTSB board members announced their resignations last month. Kathryn “Kitty” O’Leary Higgins is resigning her position effective August 3 to “pursue opportunities in the private sector.” Acting chairman Mark Rosenker also announced his resignation but said he will delay his departure until a new chairman and an additional Board member are confirmed to ensure a quorum remains at the NTSB.

Former Swissair CEO Philippe Bruggisser has replaced Bing Chen as chief executive of European charter group VistaJet. He is joined on the Switzerland-based company’s board by new chief commercial officer Scott Plumb, who has held various sales and marketing roles with Gulfstream Aerospace, Airbus and British Aerospace, and by non-executive director John Boo, CEO of asset finance group Comprendium.