ch-aviation interview: Juha Järvinen, CCO Finnair
ch-aviation CEO Thomas Jaeger caught up with Juha Järvinen, Chief Commercial Office of Finnair, for a chat about the airline’s growth strategy, expanding in Asia, and European partnerships.
ch-aviation interview: Krešimir Kučko, CEO Croatia Airlines
Following the break-up of Yugoslavia and the independence of Croatia, 1989-founded cargo operator “Zagal” was rebranded as Croatia Airlines in 1990. It commenced passenger services one year later with a single MD-82 leased from Adria Airways. Due to the still ongoing war, the newborn national carrier had to suspend its operations for a brief period […]
ch-aviation interview: Edgardo Badiali, CEO Libyan Wings
Founded in 2014, privately-owned Libyan Wings has eked out a niche for itself in one of the world’s most unstable countries – Libya. Using a pair of A319s, it has developed a small, but sustainable, international route network serving Tunisia and Turkey with plans to expand to other North African states. ch-aviation’s Thomas Jaeger recently […]
ch-aviation interview: Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is Africa’s largest carrier by Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs) ahead of its Star Alliance partners South African Airways and EgyptAir. Unlike its two alliance partners, it has also been consistently profitable for years constantly growing its hub in Addis Ababa providing more connectivity from Africa to the world. Ahead of the delivery of […]
ch-aviation interview: Martin Isler, VP and COO Luxair
Luxair is the national carrier of Luxembourg, a wealthy country in the heart of Europe that is known for its international financial market and as well as for being one of four cities hosting European Union institutions alongside Brussels, Frankfurt and Strasbourg. For many years, the carrier has focussed on operating with small capacity and […]
ch-aviation interview: Stuart Wheeler, CEO Seawings
Seawings is a Dubai-based charter specialist. Launched in 2007, it deploys a fleet Cessna 208 Caravan Seaplanes mainly on charter flights for tourists in Dubai. ch-aviation´s Ivan Nadalet had the possibility to chat with Stuart Wheeler, CEO at Seawings, about the carriers operations and future plans. Stuart, can you give us a bit of background on […]
ch-aviation interview: MIAT Mongolian Airlines
MIAT Mongolian Airlines is the flag-carrier of Mongolia and is based in the capital Ulanbaatar. Though it officially launched in 1956, the carrier can trace it roots back to the early 1920s when the country’s Air Force was founded. This year, the airline is celebrating sixty years of service. As a Soviet satellite and for […]
ch-aviation interview: Edmund Makona, CEO Air Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe is the national flag-carrier of Zimbabwe and is owned by the government, its sole shareholder. Founded in 1980, Air Zimbabwe can trace its lineage back through Air Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and Air Rhodesia, to Central African Airways, the colonial airline founded in 1947 to service the then Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and which also […]