Avia Solutions Group Appoints AJ Abedin as U.S. Based Board Director and Senior Strategic Advisor
Dublin-based Avia Solutions Group (the Group), the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) provider, today announced the appointment of AJ Abedin to its Board of Directors and as Senior Strategic Advisor to the Group, effective July 20. Mr. Abedin will be based in the U.S.
In these roles, he will focus on deepening relationships with U.S. capital markets and advising the leadership of Waypoint Operating Lease and Finance Holding (WOLF Holding), the Group’s asset management affiliate. Additionally, Mr. Abedin will work closely with the Group’s Chairman, leadership team, and subsidiaries to advance commercial growth and broader strategic value-creation objectives. His efforts will support the continued scaling of the Group’s global ACMI platform and its aviation services ecosystem.
Mr. Abedin has more than 20 years of experience across aerospace, aviation finance, aircraft leasing and capital markets. He joins the Group from Air Lease Corporation (now Sumisho Air Lease following its acquisition by SMBC), one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing platforms, where he held senior commercial and finance leadership roles. Earlier in his career, he advised clients on financing and M&A transactions in J.P. Morgan’s investment banking division.
