Deutsche Aircraft strengthens sales team with Reinhard Schwaiger and Carlos Castro on board

Wessling, 11 November 2024 – Deutsche Aircraft, a German aircraft manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Reinhard Schwaiger and Carlos Castro as the new Sales Directors for their global sales team. Reinhard and Carlos will play a crucial role in implementing the global sales strategy for the 40-seater D328eco™ regional turboprop aircraft in key markets worldwide.

Industry know-how and international expertise

Reinhard Schwaiger brings a wealth of experience to his new role at Deutsche Aircraft. He has spent the past 12 years working in international sales and key account management, responsible for aircraft sales, services and simulators at Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH in Austria and recently serving as Sales Director at Blackshape S.p.A. in Italy.

Reinhard’s expertise lies in working with institutional clients, including government contracts and military operators across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. He has successfully managed projects for private clients and built strong industry networks. Fluent in English, German and Italian. Reinhard's international experience has given him a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and the value of collaboration.

Carlos Castro brings over 15 years of experience in the aerospace sector to his new role as Sales Director at Deutsche Aircraft. Throughout his career, Carlos has held technical consultancy roles, served as director of customer services, and worked as a business development manager in aerospace and defence. Carlos is currently the coordinator of the DGLR-Virtual International Group, a PMI-certified project manager and a member of AIAA.

Carlos was born in Brazil and raised in Ecuador. He is fluent in English, German Spanish, and Portuguese. With his multilingual work experience across Europe, the Middle East, and both North and South America, Carlos has an in-depth knowledge of the international aviation market.

A global team making a global impact

Anastasija Visnakova, VP Sales & Marketing at Deutsche Aircraft, is enthusiastic about these seasoned professionals joining the sales team. “The addition of Reinhard and Carlos to our exciting sales team is a testament to Deutsche Aircraft’s commitment to expanding its global presence and strengthening sales efforts within key markets. With their extensive knowledge and technical expertise, both Reinhard and Carlos will be instrumental in positioning our D328eco as a premier solution for regional airlines and operators around the world.”

Deutsche Aircraft is thrilled to welcome Reinhard and Carlos to the team. Their combined experience will be invaluable in accelerating market reach and driving sales of the D328eco.

From left to right: Carlos Castro (Sales Director) and Reinhard Schwaiger (Sales Director)

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Deutsche Aircraft strengthens sales team with Reinhard Schwaiger and Carlos Castro on board

November 12, 2024
Deutsche Aircraft strengthens sales team with Reinhard Schwaiger and Carlos Castro on board

Wessling, 11 November 2024 – Deutsche Aircraft, a German aircraft manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Reinhard Schwaiger and Carlos Castro as the new Sales Directors for their global sales team. Reinhard and Carlos will play a crucial role in implementing the global sales strategy for the 40-seater D328eco™ regional turboprop aircraft in key markets worldwide.

Industry know-how and international expertise

Reinhard Schwaiger brings a wealth of experience to his new role at Deutsche Aircraft. He has spent the past 12 years working in international sales and key account management, responsible for aircraft sales, services and simulators at Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH in Austria and recently serving as Sales Director at Blackshape S.p.A. in Italy.

Reinhard’s expertise lies in working with institutional clients, including government contracts and military operators across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. He has successfully managed projects for private clients and built strong industry networks. Fluent in English, German and Italian. Reinhard's international experience has given him a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and the value of collaboration.

Carlos Castro brings over 15 years of experience in the aerospace sector to his new role as Sales Director at Deutsche Aircraft. Throughout his career, Carlos has held technical consultancy roles, served as director of customer services, and worked as a business development manager in aerospace and defence. Carlos is currently the coordinator of the DGLR-Virtual International Group, a PMI-certified project manager and a member of AIAA.

Carlos was born in Brazil and raised in Ecuador. He is fluent in English, German Spanish, and Portuguese. With his multilingual work experience across Europe, the Middle East, and both North and South America, Carlos has an in-depth knowledge of the international aviation market.

A global team making a global impact

Anastasija Visnakova, VP Sales & Marketing at Deutsche Aircraft, is enthusiastic about these seasoned professionals joining the sales team. “The addition of Reinhard and Carlos to our exciting sales team is a testament to Deutsche Aircraft’s commitment to expanding its global presence and strengthening sales efforts within key markets. With their extensive knowledge and technical expertise, both Reinhard and Carlos will be instrumental in positioning our D328eco as a premier solution for regional airlines and operators around the world.”

Deutsche Aircraft is thrilled to welcome Reinhard and Carlos to the team. Their combined experience will be invaluable in accelerating market reach and driving sales of the D328eco.

From left to right: Carlos Castro (Sales Director) and Reinhard Schwaiger (Sales Director)

About the data:
- Source: Cirium
- Schedules data: full year 2019 vs. 2020 – excludes non-scheduled flying
- In-service data:
- For 2019 the data is dated April while for 2020 it’s dated October. We wanted to compare “shoulder month” to shoulder month, however April 2020 wouldn’t have captured the immediate impact of Coronavirus as our dataset classes aircraft as in storage after 3 months of inactivity.

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New talent appointed to strengthen the Deutsche aircraft programme

As part of its continued support of Deutsche Aircraft’s D328eco aircraft programme, 328 Support Services GmbH recently appointed a panel of “talent experts” to further strengthen the overall team and ensure strong management structure and processes are in place across the D328eco development programme. Today we focus on the Engineering & Programme departments.

On the programme side, Mr. Peter Spyrka has been appointed Director of Programmes. Peter brings over 20 years’ experience in the global aerospace industry with engineering & development works on both civil and military aircraft programmes. Prior to joining Deutsche Aircraft, Peter worked at Airbus, leading the Hybrid Electric Propulsion System development programme for demonstrator projects. He also worked for Fairchild Dornier back in the late 1990’s.

In Engineering, Mr. Jean-Damien Mazeau has been appointed as our new Head of Propulsion Systems. Jean-Damien also brings more than 20 years’ aeronautical experience to Deutsche Aircraft, having built most of his career at Airbus. He was most recently involved with the A320neo’s entry into service, in charge of propulsion system’s global technical Support.

Last but not least, Dr. Stefan Brunner brings more than two decades of expertise and experience to his position as Head of Airframe. Throughout his career, Stefan spent more than 17 years working directly for the Airbus group where he was heavily involved with a wide variety of major engineering programmes on both commercial aviation and defence & space programmes. In his new role, Stefan will be responsible for design, analysis and modification of the D328eco airframe’s primary structure (Fuselage, Fairings, Wing, Empennage), as well as establishing new processes and procedures to complete aircraft development. Finally, he is responsible for ensuring compliance with the European Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations.

In addition to Peter, Jean Damien and Stefan, we are also proud to announce that we have been busy hiring new talent from not only within Germany, but from all over the world. Coming from a variety of companies within the aerospace industry, we look forward to utilising our new team members’ skills and expertise to achieve the entry into service scheduled for 2025.

All are great assets to the current Engineering & Programme team and will, without a doubt, help support Deutsche Aircraft’s development programme over the coming years.

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