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Irish American Partnership presents Avolon’s Paul Geaney with New York Business Leadership Award

The Irish American Partnership has presented its 2024 New York Business Leadership award to Paul Geaney, President & Chief Commercial Officer at Avolon. The award was celebrated at a breakfast reception today at the historic Union League Club of New York attended by over 300 business leaders,...

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Global Airlines appoints new head of finance from KPMG

Global Airlines has announced its latest full-time hire, with Dan Horner joining from KPMG, to head up its finance function. Whilst at KPMG, Dan garnered significant aviation experience, specifically on projects for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, as well as other leading international airli...

PG executive program management names Kris Vogt first director of operations

Paslay Group, airport consultancy, has appointed Kris Vogt, a professional engineer with three decades' experience in program, project, and construction management, as the firm's first Director of Operations for its PG Executive Program Management division. Vogt is a veteran of the U.S. Navy Civi...

Yam Kum Weng to succeed Lee Seow Hiang as CEO of Changi Airport Group

Changi Airport Group (CAG) today announced a leadership transition at the company. After 15 years as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Lee Seow Hiang will step down from this role on 1 July 2024. He will concurrently step down as a Director on the CAG Board and as Chairman of the boards of Cha...

Heathrow announces changes to their executive team

Heathrow has announced several changes to their executive team as they move forward with the next chapter of their strategy "to be an extraordinary airport". After 15 years at Heathrow, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Emma Gilthorpe, has decided to leave Heathrow and will be taking on the role as ...

United Airlines names Michelle Freyre to board of directors

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) has announced today that Michelle Freyre is joining its Board of Directors. Freyre currently serves as President, Global Brands, Clinique and Origins, at The Estée Lauder Companies, where she is responsible for guiding the brands' overall strategic vision and...

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The WestJet Group names Diederik Pen airline President

The WestJet Group today announced the appointment of Diederik Pen as President of WestJet Airlines effective April 1, 2024. As WestJet Group Chief Operating Officer and President of WestJet Airlines, Pen will continue to report to Alexis von Hoensbroech, the WestJet Group’s Chief Executive Of...

Aviator Airport Alliance appoints a business excellence director

Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics, is expanding its leadership team. Joining the company as Business Excellence Director is Natalija Mager-Falkauskiene, a seasoned senior manager with in-depth knowledge of process optimisation a...

Air Samarkand appoints new CEO

Air Samarkand has announced the appointment of Zafar Butaev as its new CEO, succeeding Anton Khodiayan, who will continue serving as an advisor to the airline while reverting to his position as Director General of the airport management company Air Marakanda. Air Samarkand also announced that it ...

Southwest Airlines appoints a new chief information security officer

[caption id="attachment_60729" align="alignright" width="178"] Carrie Mills[/caption] Southwest Airlines Co. has announced that Carrie Mills has been promoted from Vice President Technology, Cybersecurity to Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) effective March 16. As ...

Leadership award for Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines

Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines, has received the 2024 Aviation Week Laureate Award for Leadership in the Commercial Aviation category. The award was presented at a black-tie gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on 14 March. Güliz Öztürk's leadership, Aviation W...

Menzies Aviation bolsters leadership in Portugal

Menzies Aviation has announced a series of high-level appointments to support the expansion of its commercial and operational footprint in Southern Europe. In Portugal, Rui Gomes has been appointed as Vice President Portugal, joining from Samsic Portugal where he held the position of COO, oversee...

SWISS has appointed new members to its management board

The airline SWISS has appointed two new members to its Management Board to ensure continuity. Oliver Buchhofer joins the team of Dieter Vranckx as COO, while Dennis Weber takes over as CFO. This also means a change at Lufthansa Group Investor Relations. Oliver Buchhofer (47) will take over the ne...

Jazeera Airways announces new chief executive officer

Jazeera Airways has announced that the airline’s current Chief Executive Officer, Rohit Ramachandran, will be stepping down after over seven successful years with the organization. Barathan Pasupathi (Bara), a former CFO of Jazeera Airways, has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of Jaze...

Global Airlines appoints John Roberts to its advisory board

Following the first flight of 9H-GLOBL from the Mojave Air and Space Port, Global Airlines has added to its roster of A380 operational and maintenance experience with the appointment of John Roberts to its Advisory Board. In his four decades in aviation, Roberts has worked for Dowty Fuel Systems,...

IAG announces senior management changes with new CEOs for Iberia and Vueling

International Airlines Group (IAG) today announced changes to its senior management team effective from the beginning of April 2024. Marco Sansavini has been appointed CEO and Chairman of Iberia, moving from his current role as CEO of Vueling. Fernando Candela, who was appointed as interim C...

Menzies Aviation appoints new vice president of sales to accelerate growth in North America

Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has announced the appointment of Scott Sirianni as Vice President of Sales for the Americas region. Scott joins Menzies from American Airlines where he most recently served as Director of Multinational Accounts....

United Airlines names Rosalind Brewer to board of directors

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) announced today that Rosalind Brewer is joining its Board of Directors. Brewer is an influential leader with CEO experience, repeatedly recognized by Fortune and Forbes among their "Most Powerful Women in Business." Scott Kirby, United CEO said: "Roz's stra...

Jennifer Aument appointed Chief Executive Officer of the new terminal one at JFK International Airport

The New Terminal One at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport today announced Jennifer Aument as its incoming CEO, set to assume the role on April 1, 2024. The New Terminal One is currently under construction with its first gates scheduled to open in 2026, in partnership with the Port Au...

Spirit AeroSystems names Jane Chappell to board of directors

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. today announced that Jane P. Chappell will join the company's Board of Directors, effective Feb. 26, 2024. She will serve on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Risk Committee. Chappell has more than four decades of experience, 17 years at t...

Loganair appoints Luke Farajallah new CEO

Loganair has announced that Luke Farajallah has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, 4th March. He has extensive experience in the UK regional airline sector, holding senior roles at flybe, BA CitiExpress and Brymon Airways. He also made significant contributions while in ...

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