Christopher Doan is named senior vice-president for maintenance at US Airways (formerly USAir) of Arlington, Virginia. He was most recently vice-president for technical operations with Northwest Airlines.
WestJet Group recently started integrating Sunwing’s fleet of 18 Boeing 737s into its operations, roughly two years after acquiring the Canadian leisure carrier – and more than three years removed from the deal’s announcement.
Longtime Spirit Airlines chief executive Ted Christie has departed the company, stepping down from his role as CEO on 7 April in a move coming as Spirit navigates an corporate overhaul intended to stem financial losses.
US regional airline company Republic Airways Holdings plans to combine with financially struggling competitor Mesa Air Group to create a new publicly traded company that will be controlled by Republic’s management team.