Avion Group Appoints Irina Van Heeswijk as Director Sales and Marketing

Avion Group appoints Irina van Heeswijk as director sales and marketing as per Oct. 1st 2019. 

She will be responsible for leading the commercial team, focused on developing new Avion Flight Training Centers, the sales of Phantom full flight simulators as well as Avion’s PR and marketing activities.

Irina van Heeswijk will report to Avion Group CEO Erik Varwijk, who said of the appointment, “We are delighted to have Irina join our leadership team. It’s an exciting time at Avion, with the establishment of our second Flight Training Center in London soon, the nearing roll out of Airbus NEO options and 2.0 UPRT flight training standard. Irina has extensive commercial experience in the aviation industry and I am certain she will help us develop further successfully.” 

 Irina van Heeswijk joins Avion Group from FSC Aviation Training, where she served as Head of Sales. Before this she worked in various sales roles at Air France KLM and Swiss International Airlines amongst others.  

Speaking of her new position, Van Heeswijk said, “I am thrilled and proud to be joining Avion Group, a new flight simulator manufacturer and flight training center operator which I admire for its innovative approach. The people at Avion Group are completely focused on improving the flight training experience and I am looking forward to becoming part of the team and support Avion’s international expansion.”