Tom Porter has been appointed Reporter at Corporate Jet Investor, the specialist website and event organiser for buyers and financiers of business jets and helicopters. He will mainly be writing features, profiles and analysis pieces.

Andrew Parker has now taken up his new role as Financial Times’ Aerospace Correspondent. He was previously the FT’s Telecoms Editor.

Paul Revel has taken over as Editor of Buying Business Travel magazine. He was previously Web Editor for TTG Media.

Independent Print Limited has announced the appointment of Chris Blackhurst as editor of The Independent. Chris joins The Independent from his award-winning role as city editor and columnist on the London Evening Standard. He was previously deputy editor of The Independent, Independent on Sunday and Daily Express. Before that he was Westminster correspondent at The Independent.

Simon Kelner today steps down as editor of The Independent and i. He remains as editor-in-chief but will have no day-to-day involvement with the papers.

Lucy Siebert joins Travel Trade Gazette as news editor on Monday. Lucy will be leaving her roles as editor in chief at Routes News and deputy editor at Airport World.