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Fiji Airways is on the lookout for a new chief executive after Stefan Pichler’s decision to return to his native Germany to run AirBerlin. The 56-year-old Pichler, who was appointed chief executive of Fiji Airways in September 2013, will take up his new position in charge of Germany’s second largest carrier from February 1 2015.

Mark Skidmore says he will make listening a priority as he prepares to start a five-year term as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) new director of aviation safety (DAS). The retired RAAF Air Vice-Marshal was named as the new head of CASA on Thursday and expects to take his seat in the chair some

Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore AM has been named as the new director of aviation safety for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Skidmore, a former F-111 pilot who retired from the RAAF in 2012 after a term as Air Commander Australia – ACAUST – in charge of Air Force operations, has been appointed to lead