Star Alliance’s CEO on managing the world’s largest airline alliance
Little more than a quarter of a century ago, in May 1997, five of the world’s largest airlines,…
Executive Spotlight
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Gain valuable insights into the world of aviation executives, featuring interviews and profiles of industry leaders.
How Oman Air’s new CEO plans to streamline a classic Middle East airline
In May 2024 Con Korfiatis was appointed Oman Air’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). An aviation executive with…
Filling the gap between airlines and executive aviation: Aero CEO, Ben Klein
Somewhere between flying business class on a commercial airline and taking a private jet, a new value proposition…
“Passengers are not mere numbers to us”: interview with Beond CEO Tero Taskila
On November 16, 2023, an Airbus A319, painted almost entirely in a distinctively elegant black livery dotted with…
Connecting Africa with the rest of the world: RwandAir CEO Yvonne Makolo
Landlocked in the heart of Africa, Rwanda has left behind a not-so-distant troubled past to emerge as one…
Exclusive interview: Why is Scoot adding Embraer narrowbodies to its fleet?
Low-cost carrier Scoot had a remarkable 2023. Among other accomplishments, the Singapore Airlines-owned company won the title of…
Airbus APAC President Anand Stanley on widebody demand and sustainability
When Anand Stanley was appointed President of Airbus Asia-Pacific in July 2020, the aviation industry was suffering greatly…
Building an airline for all Australians: Bonza CEO on the airline’s first year
New Australian airline Bonza took to the skies on January 31, 2023, with the goal of dynamizing a…
PLAY Airlines CEO on building a low-cost link between Europe and the US
If there’s one country that punches above its weight in the aviation world, then it is undoubtedly Iceland. This…
President US at VistaJet Leona Qi on how the executive jet firm conquered the US
Founded in 2004 by Swiss entrepreneur and investor Thomas Flohr, Vista Global has emerged as one of the…
The unstoppable rise of SunExpress: CEO interview with Max Kownatzki
At present, the Turkish airline industry is going through a period of vertiginous growth, with carriers such as…
How Air Serbia’s CEO aims to position the carrier as a leader in its region
On October 26, 2023, Air Serbia celebrated its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of the airline in its…
How Abra Group’s chief strategist aims to make flying accessible for 1 billion people
According to the World Health Organization, around 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability.…
How the Airbus A220 propelled airBaltic into a league of its own
For the latest edition of Executive Spotlight, AeroTime spoke to Martin Gauss, the President and Chief Executive Officer…
Running an airline at the edge of the world: Jacob Nitter Sørensen, CEO Air Greenland
The most recent installment of Executive Spotlight showed what it takes to run an airline in the middle…
An airline at war: how Ukrainian airline SkyUp reinvented itself
When Ukrainian startup airline SkyUp launched in 2018, few could suspect the challenges it would have to face…
How the founder of Fly Atlantic plans to turn Belfast into a transatlantic hub
Andrew Pyne is not just a prolific airline entrepreneur, but someone who has made enormous contributions to the…
“Speed and convenience are in our DNA.” Robert Sinclair, London City Airport CEO
London City Airport (LCY) has a reputation for being a ‘boutique airport’. Indeed, its location, right next to…