Gran Canaria. Today, on December 1, 2023, the Latvian national airline airBaltic launched its seasonal base in Gran Canaria, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. During this winter, airBaltic will base two of its Airbus A220-300 aircraft at the Gran Canaria airport (LPA), serving a total of 10 direct ro...

Pegasus Airlines has taken the first steps in establishing a Technology Innovation Lab operating in Silicon Valley in the USA. Having launched its digital transformation program in 2018 under the motto Your Digital Airline, Pegasus Airlines is taking a significant leap in the technology arena to se...

Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines, received the Executive Leadership: Europe award at the Airline Strategy Awards event organised by FlightGlobal’s Airline Business in partnership with the human-capital solutions provider Korn Ferry. Güliz Öztürk received the award at the ceremony hel...

Aviation fuel and cost management specialist, Skymetrix, has appointed a new CEO to lead the company through its next exciting phase: Michael Scheidler. Michael started his career at Lufthansa and has held senior roles at Thomas Cook, Rivus Fleet Solutions and EO Charging — one of Europe's f...

Comair is unable to confirm when it will start flying again as the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has indefinitely suspended its operating licence until such time as the SACAA has had time to review and satisfy themselves that the items are closed. This is despite the airline wor...

The SITA Board has announced the appointment of David Lavorel as the company’s new CEO. Under his leadership and vision, SITA will continue to lead a strategic change for the industry, helping its customers implement digitalized and smart solutions. Over the past 20 years at SITA, Lavorel ha...

[caption id="attachment_42042" align="alignright" width="200"] Atanasios Titonis[/caption] Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK Airport) announces the appointment of Atanasios Titonis as its Chief Executive Officer. With more than two decades of experience working across several aviat...

Pegasus Airlines CEO, Mehmet T. Nane, has been elected as Chair of the Audit Committee of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) by the members of the IATA Board of Governors.  Mehmet T. Nane will serve as the Chair of the Audit Committee for a three-year term, which began on 19 January...

Cabo Verde Airlines has announced that Erlendur Svavarsson is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Jens Bjarnason, who has served as CEO since the beginning of 2019. Erlendur Svavarsson has been appointed CEO as part of the ongoing management agreement between Loftleidir Icelandic an...

The leisure airline SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa Group and Turkish Airlines, appoints a new CEO. Dr. Max Kownatzki who joins the Management Board effective April 15, 2020 – subject to approval of the SunExpress Board of Directors – is succeeding Jens Bischof who will become CEO of E...

The following is a video and unofficial transcript of CNBC EXCLUSIVE interview with Delta Air Lines Chairman and CEO Ed Bastian who discusses the company’s quarterly results as well as David Calhoun’s appointment as Boeing’s new CEO, the Delta brand and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Travelport, the leading technology company serving the global travel industry has today welcomed John Elieson as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr Elieson will be based in Travelport’s global headquarters in Langley, Berkshire, UK. As Chief Operating Officer, John will have strategic oversi...

Following the retirement of Dr. Michael Kerkloh, the long-standing President, CEO and Labor Director of Flughafen München GmbH (FMG), at the end of 2019, his successor, Jost Lammers, assumed his new duties on January 1, 2020. Effective immediately, Jost Lammers will head FMG's leadership team alon...

Airport International Group has announced the appointment of its former Chief Operations Officer (COO), Mr. Nicolas Claude, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Claude assumes his current role in succession of Mr. Kjeld Binger, who shall remain associated with Airport International Group as S...

The Board of Directors of Airports Company South Africa has announced that its Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ms Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Mpofu as the new Chief Executive Officer of Airports Company South Africa with effect from 1 February 2020. Mpofu currently holds the position of Director...