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Biographies EMEAI
Marcus Brunninger
CEO/Managing Director
MaxAero GmbH
Chairman, EMEAI Global Customer Committee
Marcus is Pilot and managing director of MaxAero GmbH, an aviation consulting company in Germany. His objectives are operational concerns, as well as avionics and mechanics.
He started his aviation career in 1980 with an apprenticeship as aircraft mechanic, followed by studying aviation and space technology in Aachen. He then worked for several years for Lufthansa in the technical department.
In 1989 Marcus started the education to become an ATP rated pilot, where he got his first job in 1992 as co-pilot on Falcon10.
1995 he changed the employer to Bertelsmann AG, where he flew as a captain on Falcon50, Falcon2000EX and Falcon2000LXS. 2007 Marcus was named to be chief pilot. 2010 Bertelsmann started to fly under their own AOC. In this position Marcus took the obligation to be the managing director of new founded Bertelsmann Aviation GmbH, as well as being accountable manager for the AOC, CAMO and own PART145.
Marcus served as a board member on the Dassault Operators Advisory Board for several years, where he was named to be chairman for 7 years.
With his retirement at the age of 60, Marcus founded his own company, MaxAero GmbH, an aviation consulting company. Also, he works as a freelance pilot on Falcon2000, doing MX check flights, line training and checking. He holds license as flight instructor PPL, CPL, IFR.
Marcus is married and has two children. When he wants to reset his brain: „I have my own small garage, restoring old cars. Being here, I forget about everything, even sometimes the time…“
For more info check his homepage: www.maxaero.eu
Andrea Weyrich
Manager Maintenance Engine Shop
Aero-Dienst GmbH
Communication / Ops Vice-Chair, EMEAI Global Customer Committee
Andrea started her career in Aviation Business back in 1991 at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies in Raunheim. She was working in the Finance department and later took over responsibility as Team leader for the B&GA Customer Support Team at the Repair and Overhaul shop for TFE731, TPE331 and APU’s. A such close interaction with the overhaul shop team was key to best supporting the Honeywell B&GA customers.
In March 2009 she joined Aero-Dienst in Nuremberg, Germany as Manager Maintenance Engine Shop and she is now leading a team taking care of engine maintenance on Honeywell TFE731 engines, HTF7000 engines, Honeywell APU’s and Pratt & Whitney PW300-Series engines.
Works they perform are all inspections up to and including major periodic inspections (MPI’s), Troubleshooting, AOG-Support in field as well as post rental inspections on Honeywell engines and APU and P&WC PW300-series engines. The engine team covers AOG-/MRT-support as well as the “off-wing” maintenance which is part of the wider range of capabilities within the Aero-Dienst authorizations.
Gary Tims
Director of Maintenance
Zenith Aviation
Mechanical Vice Chair, EMEAI Global Customer Committee
Director of Maintenance for Zenith Aviation, London Biggin Hill Airport, UK
Holding commercial responsibility for the part 145 MRO, and the implementation of a Mechanical Honeywell Service Centre supporting the TFE731 Series Engine, and APU.
Working in aviation since 1988, starting as an Airframe/Engine Apprentice for Dan-Air Engineering.
20+ years in the civil aviation environment, covering Aircraft Maintenance, Structural Assy, Structural Overhaul, and even Aircraft Decommission!
In 2010, I made the switch to BizAv when joining Harrods Aviation as the Deputy Manager of their Engine Shop based in Farnborough, under the stewardship of Jim Hill.
A perfect introduction into supporting the Honeywell TFE731 Series Engine as a Major Service Centre, performing Major Periodic Inspections in the Shop and providing customers with Major Mobile On-Wing solutions.
Hands-On Engineer/Manager, Trained and Certified to provide in-house and on-wing support.
In 2018 Harrods sadly close the doors of their Engine Shop, and I joined H+S Aviation in Portsmouth UK as the General Manager of their Regional Turbine Centre.
As GM, I became the Nominated Post Holder for the department, whilst at the same time successfully initiating a Honeywell Mechanical Service Centre offering Mobile On-Wing support for the TFE731 Series Engine and APU.
In 2023, I said goodbye to H+S to join the Jetworks Team at Southampton Airport, UK.
Taking my experience with the Honeywell product, I successfully initiated another Honeywell Mechanical Service Centre, once again supporting the TFE731 Series Engine and APU and took the Nominated Post Holder position of Workshop Manager/Field Service Manager.
In 2025 I was offered the amazing opportunity to join Zenith Aviation as Director of Maintenance, and at the same time, (hopefully for the last time in my career!!) initiate another Honeywell Mechanical Service Centre, supporting the TFE731 Series Engine and APU. Once established, I plan to expand our services to include the HFT7000 Series Engine.
I’ve been involved with the Honeywell GCC for about 10 years. Starting initially as a Guest, I recently had the great honour of being nominated and elevated to the position of Vice Chairman, Mechanical.
The GCC is an amazing forum, where industry professionals sit side by side with Honeywell Leadership to identify, and importantly, “Resolve”, the key concerns of their customers.
Outside of work, I’m a keen Golfer, avid Reader, and generally just enjoy getting out and about relaxing in nature.
