Republic Airways Holdings has appointed Ethan Blank as corporate counsel and vice president for the company and its subsidiaries.

Previously, Blank was a partner at the law firm of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver.  He has over 20 years of legal experience, with a variety of airline industry transactions including loans, leases and leveraged leases of aircrafts; private placements with aircraft and equipment collateral; securitizations of aircraft lease receivables and airline working capital financings.