All Interviews – Page 16
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INTERVIEW: KLM chief executive Pieter Elbers
From his office at KLM's headquarters in suburban Amstelveen, chief executive Pieter Elbers can look out some 5km across Amsterdam Forest to the city's Schiphol gateway, though only the control tower is visible above the trees.
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INTERVIEW: Alexandra Slabutu, IASA co-founder
Alexandra Slabutu is the co-founder and chair for the Irish Aviation Students’ Association which seeks to forge stronger links between students, industry and educational institutions.
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INTERVIEW: Former RAF pilot makes mark in Red Bull Air Race
After a Royal Air Force career as a Harrier pilot and Red Arrows team leader, Ben Murphy is now competing in the Red Bull Air Race’s Challenger Cup.
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INTERVIEW: PIA CEO seeks to put carrier back on world map
Half a year into his tenure as chief executive of Pakistan International Airlines, Bernd Hildenbrand, believes the only way for the troubled carrier is up after years of perennial losses.
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INTERVIEW: MAS chief Bellew plots carrier's comeback
Malaysia Airlines chief executive Peter Bellew has a big job: leading an embattled carrier's turnaround following Christoph Mueller’s unexpected resignation after just 16 months at the helm.
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INTERVIEW: Wings Alliance chief executive Rod Wren
Rod Wren is chief executive of the Wings Alliance - a European trade association designed to encourage best practice within the training school industry and provide graduates from its member schools a path into employment
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INTERVIEW: Sam Sprules - Sourcing professionals in the industry
Sam Sprules is director of aerospace recruitment company AeroProfessional
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INTERVIEW: Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly likes to call the airline a maverick. The world’s biggest low-cost carrier knows a thing or two about being just that. It stands alone as the only major US carrier that has not filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in its history – no ...
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INTERVIEW: Andrew Hellen chief systems engineer at Aerion
Andrew Hellen is chief systems engineer for supersonic business jet developer Aerion
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INTERVIEW: Hainan Airlines president Xie Haoming
When Xie Haoming joined Hainan Airlines as an engineer in 1995, the carrier had just a handful of Boeing 737 Classics, and the now-formidable HNA Group had yet to be born.
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Interview: Jolande Parrott, Managing NAC's fixed-wing charter operation
Jolande Parrott is manager of fixed-wing charter for South Africa's National Airways Corporation
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INTERVIEW: Hermizan Jumari, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Hermizan Jumari is head of air traffic management operations planning for the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
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INTERVIEW: Light aircraft firm co-founder spots gap in the market
Arthur Léopold-Léger is co-founder and chief executive of light aircraft-start up Elixir Aircraft. The French company is developing a two-seat composite piston-single which it hopes will be the first of a family of aircraft
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INTERVIEW: Internal processes key for better air charter solutions, says SchedAero business chief
Johan Sjöberg is business manager at SchedAero, part of the Avinode Group. SchedAero is a web-based aircraft and crew scheduling software system for air charter operators, flight departments and private aircraft owners. Members have access to advanced software enabling scheduling, quoting, flight and duty logging, invoicing, customer management and more
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INTERVIEW: Brussels Airlines chief executive Bernard Gustin
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously said “that which does not kill us makes us stronger”, which seems a good epithet for the recent experience of Brussels Airlines.
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INTERVIEW: BAE Systems CEO ready for Farnborough showcase
BAE Systems will be showcasing the breadth of its aerospace capabilities during the Farnborough air show, with chief executive Ian King in optimistic mood about its future prospects.
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INTERVIEW: Air BP in São Paulo prepares to fuel the Olympics
As Brazil enters the run-up to the Olympics, Air BP prepares to support the games through aviation fuelling. Eliana Mendes is Air BP’s operations manager at Guarulhos International airport, the main airport serving São Paulo. She is one of the few women in this role in the country.
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INTERVIEW: Spirit Airlines’ CFO Edward Christie
Spirit Airlines has spun an interesting story in recent years, report regular profits and double-digit operating margins annually.
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INTERVIEW: Capt Nicole Stevens, warranted contracting officer with the USAF
Capt. Nicole Stevens is a warranted contracting officer with the US Air Force. She is stationed with the special projects branch at Wright Patterson air force base
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INTERVIEW: AirAsia X CEO ready to renew growth
AirAsia X has a dream: to build a network covering the globe and a fleet that rivals even the largest of Gulf carriers.