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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...

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 ...

Frontier Airlines announces appointment of Bobby Schroeter to senior vice president – chief commercial officer

Frontier Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., today announced the appointment of Bobby Schroeter to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer for Frontier Airlines effective Mar. 25, 2024. In his new role, Schroeter will oversee the airline’s comm...

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...

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...

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 ...

C&L Aerospace appoints Tayler Holmes as regional sales manager for North America

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, has announced that Tayler Holmes has joined the company in the position of Regional Sales Manager, covering the northern half of the United States and Canada. Holmes will lead sales and marketing activities in this region for the regional aircr...

Global Airlines advisory board chair, Kevin Billings, appointed OBE

The Chair of the Global Airlines Advisory Board, HGC Kevin Billings, has been appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s New Year Honours. The appointment is in recognition of Kevin’s lengthy service to the Royal Air Force and the US Air Force. ...

Avix Aero appoints Bill Tiffany as Chief Executive Officer

Avix Aero appointed aviation industry veteran Bill Tiffany as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1st, 2024. Bill brings over 20 years of commercial aviation leadership experience and critical executive relationships to Avix Aero. He will be responsible for broadening and accelerating t...

OnlyFans co-founder joins Global Airlines board amidst industry skepticism

Global Airlines, a UK-based transatlantic carrier, has announced the appointment of Tom Stokely, co-founder and former owner of the adult content platform OnlyFans, to its board of directors. Stokely's addition comes as the airline prepares for its inaugural flights in late 2024, utilizing a flee...

AJW Capital appoints accomplished aviation industry leader, Erlendur Svavarsson as new CEO

AJW Capital, a key player in aviation asset management, part of the AJW Group, has announced the appointment of Erlendur Svavarsson as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Svavarsson brings a wealth of experience to the role, having served as an accomplished CEO and Board of Directors member within...

Western Air appoints first woman President & CEO, Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle

Western Air, the largest privately owned airline in The Bahamas, names Sherrexcia "Rexy" Rolle, Esq. as President, CEO & Accountable Manager of Western Air, effective January 1st, 2024. Rexy joins the small, 8% of airline CEOs, that are women. She brings 15+ years of airline experience and ser...

Boeing appoints Henok Teferra Shawl as Managing Director for Africa

Boeing has appointed Henok Teferra Shawl as the new managing director for Boeing Africa to strengthen the company's operations and relationships across the African continent. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Henok Teferra Shawl reports to Kuljit Ghata-Aura, president of Boeing Middle East, Türkiye,...

Atlas Air Worldwide appoints Artem Gonopolskiy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. today announced that Artem Gonopolskiy has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 1, 2023. Mr. Gonopolskiy has been with Atlas for more than 18 years, and has served as the interim Chief Financial Office...

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