All Interviews – Page 8
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InterviewHow Parent nurtured CAE to become services powerhouse
Chief executive’s record in transforming the Canadian training company with a succession of acquisitions over 13 years is reflected in leadership award.
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InterviewHow Max Kownatzki led SunExpress back to profit and on to 737 Max-driven growth
Despite having had little time to settle at SunExpress before Covid-19 arrived, Max Kownatzki has ensured the Turkish leisure carrier is raring to go as the crisis abates
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InterviewHow F-35A demonstration pilot Major Kristin Wolfe became star of the show
F-35A Demonstration Team commander Major Kristin Wolfe has the enviable job of putting the stealth fighter through its paces for the US public, helping others to also fall in love with aviation.
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InterviewAkasa’s Vinay Dube banks on resurgent Indian air travel growth
The chief executive of start-up Akasa Air believes the Indian aviation pie is plenty large enough to accommodate a new, professionally-run low-cost carrier.
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InterviewHow Air Arabia chief Adel Ali is positioning the group for post-pandemic growth
With profitable quarters under its belt and two new airlines in the works, Air Arabia Group is aiming to emerge confidently from Covid-19 under Adel Ali’s leadership
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InterviewHow Jenny Tung brings an expert’s touch to Air Canada
A deployed maintenance engineer supporting Air Canada’s corporate charter fleet, Jenny Tung is an ‘aircraft whisperer’ able to fix any fault – a skill developed from her early experience repairing cars
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InterviewWhy sums add up for Leonardo Helicopters boss Gian Piero Cutillo
Gian Piero Cutillo has been in charge of the Italian aerospace firm’s helicopter division since 2017 and over that time has delivered steady growth and acquisitions. But with the rotorcraft market set to be shaken up by the arrival of new competitors and technologies, how is the manufacturer preparing for the future?
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InterviewWhy Apollo 16’s Charlie Duke is still a lunar rover
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke says private spaceflight encourages smaller firms to think big and develop technologies the whole world could benefit from in future.
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InterviewHow Cecilia Aragon beat the odds to become aerobatic ace
The dream of dancing in the air inspired Cecilia Aragon to become an aerobatic champion. Now a professor studying unconscious bias in the cockpit, she hopes to inspire a new generation to fly free.
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InterviewSaab chief details UAE growth as GlobalEye prospects soar
Saab chief executive Micael Johansson tells FlightGlobal about the company’s success with the United Arab Emirates’ GlobalEye programme, and details its near-term delivery plans for Gripen E fighters ordered by Brazil and Sweden.
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InterviewHow Guillaume Faury is readying Airbus for better times
Although the indusry has yet to fully emerge from the Covid-19 downturn, Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury explains why he thinks higher production rates are justified, and how the A350 freighter will capture demand. Meanwhile, he outlines why the company’s helicopter and defence businesses are still vital parts of the group, while planning for a low-carbon future.
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InterviewALTA chief calls for ‘normal operations’ as Latin and Caribbean airlines meet in Bogota
Following ALTA’s pandemic-related break in 2020, the organisation’s annual Airline Leaders Forum has returned to Bogota this year with a bang.
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InterviewAvianca chief on Colombian airline’s shift to point-to-point strategy in Covid recovery
Adrian Neuhauser’s goal is to lead the ailing carrier out of the double-whammy of the global health crisis and bankruptcy
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InterviewIAE chief sees turnaround in V2500 shop visits
International Aero Engines president Earl Exum is optimistic that a turning point in engine overhauls has been reached after airlines cut back shop visits amid the crisis.
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InterviewWhy speaking up for diversity drives Jane Hoskisson
As IATA’s head of diversity, Jane Hoskisson champions the airline industry’s standout women – and encourages all carriers to take a more proactive approach to equity and inclusion.
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InterviewWhy Etihad has broken new ground with sustainability-linked financing
Etihad Aviation Group chief financial officer Adam Boukadida believes there will be further sustainability-linked financing deals both within the industry and beyond after striking a $1.2 billion transaction tied to environmental, social and governance targets
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InterviewWizz Air UK seeks ‘scaleable’ growth as testing change boosts demand
New Wizz Air UK chief executive Marion Geoffroy believes the scrapping of the more expensive PCR test for fully-vaccinated travellers from later this month will be a key driver of demand as the carrier ramps up capacity for Christmas travel.
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InterviewJet Aviation president David Paddock on riding out the pandemic
Few companies in private air travel can take the temperature of the market as quickly and effectively as Jet Aviation. The Swiss-based service provider, part of Gulfstream parent General Dynamics since 2008, has operations on four continents, and across four distinct activities: maintenance, aircraft management and charter, fixed-base operations, and large-jet completions. Its 2018 acquisition of Hawker Pacific added a fifth: air force sustainment.
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InterviewComlux chief executive Richard Gaona on hopes for the ACJ TwoTwenty
Charter and completions specialist Comlux is highly invested in the new corporate aircraft version of Airbus’s smallest narrowbody, the ACJ TwoTwenty programme.