David Taylor joins ABL Aviation as Chief Operations Officer, based in the Dublin office. Taylor brings over 24 years of extensive aviation industry experience, with a career that spans key leadership roles in both technical operations and asset management. Prior to ABL Aviation, Taylor held several senior positions at Avolon for eight years, including Global Head of Technical Transactions. His tenure at Avolon involved scaling technical operations across global markets, including the Asia-Pacific region. His expertise spans negotiation, technical project management, aircraft delivery and redelivery, and global asset management.

Before Avolon, Taylor held senior technical roles at Santos Dumont and spent over a decade at Ryanair, where he was responsible for aircraft line maintenance, compliance, and establishing maintenance bases across Europe.

In his new role at ABL Aviation, Taylor will lead the company’s global operational strategy, focusing on enhancing technical efficiency and ensuring seamless integration across global offices. His leadership will be pivotal in scaling ABL Aviation’s operational capabilities to support the firm’s operational excellence, continued growth, and innovation in the aviation sector.