Liz Savage has been appointed to the role of chief commercial officer (CCO) for the Virgin Blue Airlines Group. Savage was most recently the managing director for Monarch Flights and Holidays, and prior to that had nearly 10 years with easyJet, and will take on her new role in March. She will be responsible for
Scandanavian Airlines (SAS) has appointed Irmgard Goetjes-Pedersen as its general manager of operations for Australia and New Zealand. She succeeds Lars Olofsson who has taken up a position with the airline in Beijing. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add
Ian Calvert has been appointed the new CEO of CTC Aviation Training New Zealand. Calvert has been with CTC since 2003, and has been acting CEO since May following the retirement of John Jones. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to
Australian Aviation contributor Geoffrey Thomas was awarded the National Aviation Press Club’s ‘Airservices Australia Aviation Writer of the Year’ award on Friday night. Thomas, who is a senior editor for US based ‘Air Transport World’ and the aviation correspondent for ‘The West Australian’ newspaper, also won the ‘Embraer Aviation Feature Article of the Year’ category.
A 1930s style aircraft control tower was opened on November 7 at Luskintyre Airfield in honour of the late pioneering aviatrix Nancy-Bird Walton. The 16m high tower features three viewing levels, including a 15sq m viewing area at the base with a garden featuring Nancy-Bird Camelias. Erected beside the memorial tower is a 16m flagpole,
Sydney Airport Corporation Limited chairman Max Moore-Wilton has been elected the chairman of the Airports Council International. He will replace current chair James Sherry from January 1 2010. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a preferred