Republic Airways Holdings Appoints Ethan Blank Vice President, General Counsel

Mr. Blank comes to Republic with 20 years of legal experience, most recently as a partner in the law firm of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.C. in Baltimore, Maryland. He has participated in all aspects of complex transactions for major financial institutions, public companies, transportation carriers and international investors. His background includes a variety of airline industry transactions including loans, leases, and leveraged leases of aircraft; private placements with aircraft and equipment collateral; securitizations of aircraft lease receivables and airline working capital financings. 



“We have worked with Ethan on many projects over the course of 10 years and will benefit from his wealth of experience in aircraft and other airline-related transactions,” said Republic CEO Bryan Bedford. “We are extremely pleased to have Ethan’s substantial industry knowledge working on behalf of Republic and all our companies.” 



Ethan will report to Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Lars-Erik Arnell.