Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, along with board members Airbus and Leonardo, has appointed Nathalie Tarnaud Laude as new chief executive officer, effective 17 September. Nathalie, who joined Airbus in 2005, is currently NHIndustries’ president and senior vice president head of the NH90 programme for Airbus Helicopters. Before that, she held various senior positions at Airbus in strategy, programme, technology and finance. Nathalie will replace Stefano Bortoli who spent four years as … [Read more...] about ATR appoints new chief
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Greater Bay Airlines promotes director Stanley Hui to CEO
Greater Bay Airlines has promoted director Stanley Hui, member of the board, to assume the role of the chief executive officer, replacing Mr. Algernon Yau with immediate effect. Mr Hui will be in charge of overseeing the operations of GBA, who got its first aircraft and Air Operator’s Certificate in September and October of last year, respectively. The airline currently has two 2 Boeing 737-800 aircrafts in service and the third aircraft planned to join in late 2022 as it looks to expand … [Read more...] about Greater Bay Airlines promotes director Stanley Hui to CEO
Geodis names new managing director for Malaysia
Global freight forwarder GEODIS has announced the appointment of Eddie Chang as its new managing director for Malaysia, as the company looks to bolster its multimodal network across Southeast Asia. With over 25 years of experience in the logistics sector, Chang will be responsible for leading growth in Malaysia, especially in key verticals like automotive, industrial and high tech. The former managing director at Tigers Global Logistics and director at JAS Worldwide will also look to … [Read more...] about Geodis names new managing director for Malaysia
IATA’s new North Asia head returns to Beijing
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has elected Dr. Xie Xingquan as its Regional Vice President for North Asia effective 15 June. Xingquan, who has been with IATA since 2011, was most recently the association’s Assistant Director, Legal, based in Montreal. He will now relocate to the regional office in Beijing to oversee the group's activities across North Asia, where it has 40 member airlines. Dr. Xie has held various appointments in China, Canada and Singapore throughout … [Read more...] about IATA’s new North Asia head returns to Beijing
Singapore’s Scoot promotes Leslie Thng to CEO
Singapore Airlines’s low-cost carrier Scoot has named Leslie Thng as its incoming CEO effective 16 June 2022. Thng, who has been with the SIA Group for 23 years, was the CEO of Indian airline Vistara, a SIA-Tata Sons joint venture, between October 2017 and December 2021. He is currently SIA’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. He will take over the duties of predecessor Campbell Wilson, who will subsequently join Air India as its new CEO. Wilson, who joined SIA in April 1996, … [Read more...] about Singapore’s Scoot promotes Leslie Thng to CEO
Cargo airline Bluebird Nordic names new CEO
Iceland-based ACMI leasing and air freight company Bluebird Nordic earlier this month announced the appointment of Audrone Keinyte as the company’s CEO. With a career in tourism and hospitality spanning over 20 years, Audrone was the former CEO of Novaturas, the largest tour operator in the Baltic region. She is also taking over the CEO post at BBN Cargo Airlines Holdings, the holding company of the cargo airline. Audrone succeeds Siggi Agustsson, who moves up to parent company Avia … [Read more...] about Cargo airline Bluebird Nordic names new CEO