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WestJet Announces Retirement of Captain Jeff Martin, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Captain Martin will retire as WestJet’s VP and Chief Operating Officer effective February 26, 2021. He will temporarily be replaced by...
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Delta Air Lines Bolsters Cargo Leadership; Announces Key Additions to Leadership Team
Jannie Davel has joined Delta Cargo as Managing Director – Commercial, and Vishal Bhatnagar has been promoted to Managing Director...
Jan 13, 20213 min read
Thomas Rückert Becomes Lufthansa Group’s New Chief Information Officer
Mr. Rückert succeeded Roland Schütz as Lufthansa Group’s new CIO on January 1st, 2021. Joining Lufthansa Technik as a trainee in 1995...
Jan 13, 20211 min read
SAS President and CEO Rickard Gustafson to Leave Airline After 10 Years in Role
Mr. Gustafson will leave SAS no later than July1st, 2021 and will join one of Sweden’s largest industrial groups. Under his leadership...
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Emirates Announces Strengthening of Commercial Team With Key Management Changes
The carrier has announced several key movements and rotations to their commercial team in Dubai and across markets in the Far East, West...
Dec 28, 20201 min read
Air Canada Appoints Amos Kazzaz as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kazzaz is currently Air Canada’s Senior Vice President of Finance based at the carrier’s Montreal headquarters and will assume his new..
Dec 16, 20202 min read
Swiss International Air Lines Appoints Peter Lienhard as Head of Information Technology
Peter Lienhard will succeed Lukas Wirth as SWISS’s Head of Information Technology and as Head of Domain Hub Airlines Commercial at the...
Dec 11, 20202 min read
Austrian Airlines Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Financial Officer Andreas Otto to Depart Airline
After 20 years of Executive Board positions within the Lufthansa Group, Austrian Airlines CCO and CFO Andreas Otto has decided to leave...
Dec 10, 20203 min read
SAS Appoints Max Knagge as New CEO of SAS Cargo, Effective January 1, 2021
Max Knagge, formerly the Head of Sales for the U.S. market, has been appointed CEO of SAS Cargo. Mr. Knagge succeeds Leif Rasmussen who...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Wizz Air Appoints Robert Carey President and Michael Delehant as EVP Group Chief Operations Officer
The airline is enhancing their senior management team with the appointment of two experienced airline industry executives. Robert Carey...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
American Airlines Names Meghan Montana Vice President & Treasurer; Alison Taylor Joins GBTA Board
The carrier has promoted Meghan Montana to Vice President and Treasurer where she will be responsible for corporate finance, global...
Dec 7, 20203 min read
British Airways Appoints Carrie Harris as New Head of Sustainability
Carrie Harris joins British Airways from the International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) where she has served as the Group’s...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
easyJet Appoints Sophie Dekkers as New Chief Commercial Officer
Sophie Dekkers has been with easyJet since 2007, serving most recently as Customer Director. During her time at the company she has...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Lufthansa Group Names Dr. Stefan Kreuzpainter New Head of Sales
From January 1st, 2021, Dr. Kreuzpainter will assume responsibility for the global sales activities of Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines..
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Delta Air Lines Names Shawn Cole as VP of Global Sales and Rob Walpole as VP Delta Cargo
The carrier has announced leadership changes in Global Sales and Delta Cargo to prepare for future success. Effective December 1st, Shawn..
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Emirates’ Chief Operating Officer Adel Al Redha Receives Prestigious Award From Cranfield University
Adel Al Redha, COO of Emirates, has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award 2020 from Cranfield University, one of the world’s leading...
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Air Canada Names Jason Berry Vice President Cargo; Provides Update on Cargo Business
The carrier has appointed Jason Berry Vice President of Cargo effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Berry joins Air Canada from Alaska Airlines’..
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Virgin Atlantic Announces New Chief People Officer and Chief Financial Officer Appointments
The carrier announced two critical appointments to their senior leadership team. Estelle Hollingsworth will become the UK carrier’s Chief..
Nov 25, 20202 min read
SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson Elected IATA Chairman From 2022, Will Succeed JetBlue’s Robin Hayes
At the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Yesterday, the organization’s Board of Governors elected SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson as Chairman...
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Alexandre de Juniac to Step Down as Director General and CEO of IATA, Willie Walsh to Take Over
The International Air Transport Association has announced that Alexandre de Juniac will step down as Director General and CEO of IATA...
Nov 23, 20202 min read
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