New chief of American Society of Travel Agents takes the reins in five days
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – ASTA announced today that it had appointed Zane Kerby as the Society’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 19.
South African Airways
South African Airways (SAA) will begin searching for a new chief executive after its CEO Siza Mzimela quit today, the office of Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said.
Virgin Atlantic
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway is retiring early next year, following 23 years with the British airline founded by Richard Branson.
Fabrice Bregier at the Airbus controls
Following the appointment by the EADS Board of Directors, Fabrice Bregier (50), previously Airbus Chief Operating Officer, has taken over as Airbus President and CEO.
Visit Orlando loses President and CEO
ORLANDO - The president and CEO of Visit Orlando, Gary Sain, has died.
A Visit Orlando official confirmed that Sain died late Friday night. The official did not say how Sain died.
Paul W. Whetsell appointed new CEO of Loews Hotels
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jonathan Tisch, the Chairman of Loews Hotels and Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation, today announced that Paul W.
Charged with abuse of office
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - The former Air Tanzania CEO ended up in court on Tuesday, November 22 with two erstwhile colleagues, charged with abuse of office over an alleged 1.4 billion Tanzania shillings procurement ...
Martin Craigs will be PATA CEO effective October 31
Martin Craigs has been named as the new CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), effective October 31, 2011.
Austrian Airlines AG
FRANKFURT, Germany – Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance Services GmbH, has been proposed by the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG to become Chairman of the Board and CEO of Austrian ...
Travelport Names New CEO
ATLANTA - Travelport Limited, a leading provider of critical transaction processing and business services for the global travel industry, today names Gordon Wilson as President and Chief Executive ...
CEO Established Reputation As Tourism Guru
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Periodically, opportunity arises to speak with leading tourism stakeholders, and Alain St.Ange, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, has established a reputation in recent years to be one of ...
Let Go By Board Of Directors
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
(eTN) - The board of directors of Air Seychelles has taken the unusual step of sacking the company’s CEO, a Mauritian citizen often in the cross hairs of the media and equally often said to be ...
Casting Dave Pflieger
By Dr. Elinor Garely, eTN
(eTN) - Hollywood producers looking to cast the role of a senior executive heading an airline flying to exotic destinations would easily select Dave Pflieger.
Luis Maroto To Run Amadeus
Luis Maroto, former deputy CEO of Amadeus, has replaced David V. Jones as president and CEO of the company. T
JetBlue Airways
NEW YORK - JetBlue Airways today announced the extension of Dave Barger's employment agreement two years, to 2015. Mr. Barger serves as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
American Society Of Travel Agents
Alexandria, Va. - Today, ASTA is pleased to announce that Tony Gonchar, a travel industry veteran with more than 25 years of global travel industry experience, has accepted the position of ...
Longtime GOP Lobbyist Tapped As ATA CEO
WASHINGTON - The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today announced that it has named Nicholas E.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NOK AIR CEO PATEE SARASIN
By Luc Citrinot, eTN
BANGKOK (eTN) - Nok Air indirectly came back under media spotlights when shareowner Thai Airways International announced in early August to go along with Singapore-based Tiger Airways to create a ...
Neil Raymond Mills to Run SpiceJet
Indian budget airline Spicejet has announced that Neil Raymond Mills has joined Spicejet as its chief executive officer with effect from 11 October 2010.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG has named deputy chairman Christoph Franz as its new CEO. Franz, who managed the restructuring of Swiss Air, will succeed Wolfgang Mayrhuber.
Ato Girma Wake to Retire After Leading Airline Through Unprecedented Growth
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –Ethiopian Airlines announced the appointment of Ato Tewolde G.
Breaking News
By Luc Citrinot, eTN
MACAU (eTN)- Rumors circulated all around the day, and it was finally confirmed at the closing session of the PATA Travel Mart in Macau - CEO Greg Duffell will leave the organization as its CEO ...
Rickard Gustafson New CEO Of Scandinavian Airline
The Board of Directors of SAS has appointed Rickard Gustafson as the new President and CEO of the Scandinavian airline.
Singapore Airlines Appoints New Chief
Singapore - Singapore Airlines has named its current vice president of marketing, Goh Choon Phong, to be its new CEO, after the company's current head Chew Choon Seng retires in December this ...
Raising The Bar
Seychelles Vice President Danny Faure has called on government and parastatal chief executives to raise the bar in the way they run their organizations and provide a service to the Seychellois ...
Grupo Mexicana
By Paul Kiernan
MEXICO CITY - Ownership changes at struggling airliner Grupo Mexicana appear to have left the company without a chief executive as it navigates bankruptcy proceedings, with the new owners ...
Mexicana de Aviacion
By Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Mexico City - Debt-ridden airline Mexicana de Aviacion needs a cash injection of at least $100 million to keep flying, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday.
Scandinavian Airlines
By MALIN RISING
Scandinavian airline group SAS AB Tuesday said its CEO, Mats Jansson, will step down in the autumn after four years in which he cut costs sharply at the loss-making carrier.
Chew Choon Seng signals that he will step down
By Chan Sue Ling
Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world’s second-largest carrier by market value, said it is considering “several” candidates to become chief executive officer as Chew Choon Seng signaled that he ...
Lifetime Contract Breached
TORONTO, Canada – Air Canada is being sued by Robert Deluce, personally, the president and CEO of Porter Airlines for breach of contract intended to be good for life.
