Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, who is leaving her position, will create a new scholarship for female students of air transport management.
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Flybe boss to depart in July
Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener will step down from her position on July 15.
Read More »airBaltic CEO outlines ambitious growth
Western European bases are being discussed if the Riga-based carrier continues in its A220 buying spree.
Read More »IHG fills new role to promote northern hotels
Hotel giant InterContinental group has announced the promotion of Joanna Kurowska to director of operations for luxury and managed hotels in Northern Europe.
Read More »CPH upgrades social responsibility with appointment
An experienced civil servant will strengthen Copenhagen Airport's focus on corporate social responsibility and “green conversion”.
Read More »SAS executive vice president to depart
Lars Sandahl Sørensen will be leaving the airline to take the helm at the Confederation of Danish Industry.
Read More »Tallinn Airport picks finance expert as new chairman
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.
Read More »TUI to get new Nordic sales director
Peik Martin, a Finnish national, becomes the sales chief for the region, as the former head leaves the tour operating business.
Read More »Finnair appoints two business strategy experts
The new members of the executive board are Ole Orvér as chief commercial officer and Nicklas Ilebrand as SVP for strategy.
Read More »Dane nominated as chairman of Norwegian
Currently president and chief executive of DFDS, Niels Smedegaard has been nominated as Norwegian’s chairman of the board.
Read More »Norwegian appoints deputy chief executive
After just a year in place as Norwegian’s chief financial officer, Geir Karlsen has been promoted in a signalled generational shift.
Read More »Korean Air chief and ‘nut rage’ father dies
Cho Yang-ho was a distinguished figure in the airline industry, but his position was overshadowed in recent years by family scandals.
Read More »Norwegian CEO: MAX software “seems foolproof”
A former pilot, Kjos was in Seattle to meet Boeing and try out the manufacturer’s new software for the controversial 737 MAX 8.
Read More »CEO to bring WOW back from the dead
Skúli Mogensen, former chief executive of bankrupt WOW air, has come up with a plan to resurrect the airline, having “learned his lesson”.
Read More »easyJet makes “good progress” recruiting female pilots
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.
Read More »DFDS changes its chief executive
Niels Smedegaard is to leave the ferry and shipping giant at the end of next month, to be replaced by Torben Carlsen.
Read More »Airbnb eyes the skies, hires top aviation exec
The home-sharing giant has hired Fred Reid as its new transport chief, in an effort to “make travel easier and even fun”.
Read More »Nordica recruits finance chief from casino group
After senior finance jobs at Microsoft and the casino operator Olympic, Kristi Ojakäär starts a new direction in aviation today.
Read More »Scandic names new Denmark chief
The Nordic hotel giant has promoted Søren Faerber, formerly responsible for Copenhagen, who has a Hard Rock background.
Read More »New director of Gothenburg airport named
Anna Strömwall, who starts her new job at Landvetter next month, has previously been head of security screening at Stockholm Arlanda.
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