International airlines group, Airline

Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General at the International Air Transport Association (IATA).He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac. Walsh was confirmed as IATA's eighth Director General by 76th IATA annual general meeting on November 24 last year. He joins IATA after a 40-year career in the airline industry.Walsh retired from the International Airlines Group (IAG) in September 2020 after serving as its CEO since its inception in 2011. Prior to that, he was CEO of British Airways (2005 to 2011) and CEO of Aer Lingus (2001 to 2005). He began his career in aviation at Aer Lingus in 1979 as a cadet pilot."I am passionate about our industry and about the critical work that IATA does on behalf of its members, never more so than during the Covid-19 crisis," said Walsh."The IATA team is absolutely focused on restoring the freedom of movement that airlines provide to billions of people around the world. That means your freedom to visit friends and family, to meet critical business partners, to secure and retain vital contracts, and to explore our wonderful planet," he said.Walsh served on the IATA board of governors for almost 13 years between 2005 to 2018, including serving as Chair (2016 to 2017). He will work from the association's executive office in Geneva.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Pahalgam Terror Attack

Tahawwur Rana

IPL 2025

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

International Airlines GroupFOLLOW

International airlines group, Latest News

National :Man accused of inflight urination issues statement, defends himself

Shankar Mishra, the accused of urinating inflight on an elderly woman has issued a statement through his lawyers and ... ...

International :EU passengers will soon be able to use 5G tech on planes

London, Dec 5 Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use 5G technology ... ...

Aurangabad :FlyBig likely to stop operations in city

Lokmat News Network Aurangabad, Sept 12: FlyBig Airlines canceled its Hyderabad - Aurangabad - Hyderabad service from the city, ... ...

National :5G rollout: Air India resumes B777 operations to US

Amid 5G rollout by the US, Air India has resumed B777 operations to the country on Thursday after approval from the US authority, said Airline officials. ...

Business :Willie Walsh takes the helm at IATA, succeeds Alexandre de Juniac

Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...