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Carmine Romano
Senior Vice President – Maintenance and Engineering
Carmine Romano is Senior Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering for American Airlines with responsibilities for all base and line maintenance worldwide. Prior to that Romano was Vice President - Base Management, with oversight of American’s three overhaul bases – Tulsa, Oklahoma; Alliance Maintenance Base in Fort Worth; and the Kansas City Maintenance Base.
Previously, Romano served as Vice President - Tulsa Base, and before that, Managing Director-M&E overseeing heavy maintenance for several of American Airlines’ fleets, and contract maintenance for other airlines.
Fred Cleveland
Vice President – Base Maintenance
Fred Cleveland, Vice President – Base Maintenance for American Airlines, oversees American’s three overhaul maintenance bases in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fort Worth, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri.
Fred Cleveland joined American in January 2008 after a 28-year career in Naval Aviation Maintenance. In his last assignment, he served as the commanding officer for the Naval Aviation Enterprise Fleet Readiness Center, where he was responsible for leading all phases of the Navy’s largest airframe aviation industrial activity.
In his new position, Cleveland will oversee all maintenance, repair and overhaul activities at American’s three aircraft and engine bases where more than 9,000 employees work.
Oliver Martins
Vice President – Engineering, Planning and Quality Assurance
Oliver Martins is Vice President – Engineering, Planning and Quality Assurance in the Maintenance and Engineering department of American Airlines, a position he has held since February 2005. Previously, he served as Managing Director of Powerplant Maintenance. Martins oversees the powerplant, airframe and component engineering functions, M&E Maintenance planning and the M&E Quality Assurance/Inspections departments from American’s principle overhaul base in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Martins has 34 years of experience in areas of airline maintenance and engineering, production, quality and fleet management, airframe, systems and engines.
Danny Martinez
Vice President - Line Maintenance
Danny Martinez was named American’s Vice President-Line Maintenance in July 2003. He is responsible for maintenance operations at all domestic and international airports.
Previously, Martinez served as Managing Director-Maintenance Operations, directing the airline’s Maintenance Operations Center, Technical Services and Training departments. He was responsible for the entire Aircraft Recovery Team operation and also served as the Director of Maintenance for American Airlines, a key position required by the FAA.
Prior to joining American, Martinez worked for Eastern Airlines as a field technical foreman. In 1988, he joined American as a Technical Specialist in Fleet Operation, and was promoted to Manager-on-Duty of M&E’s Maintenance Operations Center (MOC). In 1999, Martinez was named Manager of the Maintenance Operations Center.
A native of Miami, Martinez has an A&P license and an FCC General Radio license.
Martinez and his wife have two sons and live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.