JetBlue appoints Jeff Winter, Vice President, JetBlue University. Winter will report to Warren Christie, JetBlue’s head of safety, security, fleet operations and JetBlue University. Based in Orlando, Fla. , Winter will oversee the company’s award-winning training programs and facilities. From locations in Orlando, New York and Salt Lake City, JetBlue Universit
Cathay Pacific has appointed Rakesh Raicar as the airline’s new Regional General Manager for South Asia, Middle East and Africa. Rakesh Raicar began his career with Cathay Pacific in 1992 and has more than 30 years experience working with Cathay Pacific. Raicar succeeding Mark Sutch. He has held several leadership roles including Regional Marketing & Sales Mana
Flexjet, the world’s most exclusive provider of fractional private jets, plan to hire 350 pilots to fly the additional 50 jets the company will be entering into service by the end of 2022 to meet record demand. “We want Flexjet to be a career destination for pilots not only for the long-term earning potential but schedule, quality of life and modern equipment,” said Flexjet Chief Operat
Archer Aviation Inc. today announced that Adam Goldstein has been named sole CEO, as the company prepares for its next phase of growth in the fast-developing urban air mobility market. Brett Adcock, Archer’s co-founder and former co-CEO, will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company took this step, which it believes will help simplify its operating structure, to drive its
The WestJet Group announced the return of Bob Cummings to the airline’s Executive Leadership Team as President of Swoop, WestJet’s ultra-low-cost carrier. Cummings will begin his role on Monday, April 18, 2022. Most recently, Cummings spent two years at the helm of Central Mountain Air as Chief Executive Officer. In this role, he led through pandemic turbulence and positioned the regional
This week, President and CEO of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, Amy Spowart, pointed out on LinkedIn that the media should not use the headline "KLM Names First Female CEO" and rather write "Marjan Rintel appointed KLM CEO". She has a good point to follow. Recently, the AirlineJobs.com News has also written several articles about new top executives in the aviation industry. AirlineJobs.
Canada's newest "ultra-affordable" airline, Lynx Air, and CEO Merren McArthur has ambitious growth plans. The airline currently employs 165 people and will grow its workforce to more than 400 by the end of the year and to 3,000 within the next five years. Lynx is aiming to transform the Canadian aviation landscape with ultra-affordable fares and excellent customer service, with fares as l
The Board of Directors of Bradley Air Services Limited, commercially known as Canadian North, are pleased to announce that Mr. Rashwan Domloge has been appointed as the new Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian North, effective April 6th, 2022. This interim appointment comes as the result of the departure of Chris Avery, who has left Canadian North effective April 6th,
SAS has appointed Ann-Sofie Hörlin as Head of Sustainability. Ann-Sofie Hörlin has extensive experience from sustainability work within the aviation industry, most recently as Head of Sustainability at Malmö Aviation and BRA. In recent years, Ann-Sofie has been working as an Investment Manager at Almi Invest and has held several board positions in growth companies. For the past decade, S
Brussels Airlines is looking for bright and motivated young graduates who want to develop a deep understanding of the aviation business and start a career within the company. Thanks to a 24-month rotational programme, three young talents will be immersed into the different operational and administrative departments that run the airline business. Making use of the past crisis, Brussels Airli
Brussels Airlines has named Tilman Reinshagen as COO, succeeding Edi Wolfensberger, who is the COO of sister company Eurowings since 1st of April. Tilman Reinshagen (40), currently Vice President Ground Operations Hub Airlines Frankfurt, has been chosen by the Lufthansa Group Executive Board as the new Brussels Airlines COO. He will join Brussels Airlines as of July 1st to head
El Al Israel Airlines has appointed Dina Ben Tal Ganancia as new Chief Executive. Dina Ben Tal Ganancia was El Al Israel Airlines present VP for commercial and industry affairs , as well as director of revenue management. Ganancia’s roles at the carrier also included fleet-planning. Prior to joining El Al she worked with the Israeli management consultancy firm TASC. Ganancia will take
Global Crossing Airlines Group and OSM Aviation Academy announce a new partnership which will give GlobalX access to a pipeline of pilot students planning to transition to the airline. The program, named XDirect™, will partner to develop a 2 year advanced training program that will place graduate pilots into GlobalX as First Officers who are line-ready for our Airbus A320 family fleet. The
In a letter to employees, JetBlue has outlined seven reasons for its proposed merger with Spirit Airlines. Read the letter on AirlineJobs.com News. Combination would provide job growth and opportunities for crewmembers, a strengthened commitment to New York and Florida, and expanded reach of JetBlue’s sustainability efforts. JetBlue today confirmed it has submitted a pro
Jordi Boto has been appointed CEO of Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) and started in his new role on April 1st. Jordi Boto (52 years old) is the successor of Dr. Andreas Sperl (74 years old), who left the company after more than 15 years of growth. Prior to the appointment, Jodi was COO, responsible for driving the ramp-up of the conversion from passenger to cargo aircraft at EFW since
