Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, who is leaving her position, will create a new scholarship for female students of air transport management.

Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener will step down from her position on July 15.

Western European bases are being discussed if the Riga-based carrier continues in its A220 buying spree.

Hotel giant InterContinental group has announced the promotion of Joanna Kurowska to director of operations for luxury and managed hotels in Northern Europe.

An experienced civil servant will strengthen Copenhagen Airport's focus on corporate social responsibility and “green conversion”.

Lars Sandahl Sørensen will be leaving the airline to take the helm at the Confederation of Danish Industry.

The Supervisory Board of Tallinn Airport has chosen Riivo Tuvike, who has international finance and banking experience, as its new chairman, to start on June 1.

Peik Martin, a Finnish national, becomes the sales chief for the region, as the former head leaves the tour operating business.

The new members of the executive board are Ole Orvér as chief commercial officer and Nicklas Ilebrand as SVP for strategy.

Currently president and chief executive of DFDS, Niels Smedegaard has been nominated as Norwegian’s chairman of the board.

After just a year in place as Norwegian’s chief financial officer, Geir Karlsen has been promoted in a signalled generational shift.

Cho Yang-ho was a distinguished figure in the airline industry, but his position was overshadowed in recent years by family scandals.

A former pilot, Kjos was in Seattle to meet Boeing and try out the manufacturer’s new software for the controversial 737 MAX 8.

Skúli Mogensen, former chief executive of bankrupt WOW air, has come up with a plan to resurrect the airline, having “learned his lesson”.

It now has 222 female pilots, up from 128 in 2015 – a 73% rise from when it began to accelerate its recruitment of female pilots.

Niels Smedegaard is to leave the ferry and shipping giant at the end of next month, to be replaced by Torben Carlsen.

The home-sharing giant has hired Fred Reid as its new transport chief, in an effort to “make travel easier and even fun”.

After senior finance jobs at Microsoft and the casino operator Olympic, Kristi Ojakäär starts a new direction in aviation today.

The Nordic hotel giant has promoted Søren Faerber, formerly responsible for Copenhagen, who has a Hard Rock background.

Anna Strömwall, who starts her new job at Landvetter next month, has previously been head of security screening at Stockholm Arlanda.