– Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker and his counterpart Robert Alvo of the LATAM Airlines Group top the list of airline chief executives to watch in 2021
– Ethiopian Airways boss Tewolde Gebremariam also made it into the list after changing its fortunes
– KQ has been making losses year in year out attributed to high operational costs
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The Airline Business magazine has released a list of 14 chief executive officers to watch in 2021 as airlines seek to recover from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted most operations in 2020.
Tens of thousands of flights were cancelled in the last year to curb the spread of the highly contagious disease, which has killed over 2.4 million people worldwide.
This meant over 46 million jobs were at risk of being lost, according to the International Airport Review.
TUKO.co.ke lists 15 airline CEOs whose leadership skills would determine the success or failure of the aviation sector in 2021.
> Akbar Al Baker – Qatar Airways
Robert Alvo – LATAM Airlines Group
Walter Cho – Korean Air Goh Choon Phong – Singapore Airlines Tony Douglas – Etihad Airways Tony Fernandes – Air Asia Luis Gallego – IAG Tewolde Gebremariam – Ethiopian Airlines Robin Hayes – JetBlue Airways Alan Joyce – Qantas Scott Kirby – United Airlines Michael O’Leary – Ryanair Michael Rousseau – Air Canada Carsten Spohr – Lufthansa KQ struggles Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka was coincidentally missing on the list with the national carrier struggling in the industry amid stiff competition from Ethiopian Airways which has overtaken it as the pride of Africa.In August 2020, KQ indicated the COVID-19 pandemic had affected its operations and despite a resumption of flights, it noted it would take at least two to three years before the travel industry could normalise. PAY ATTENTION: Help us change more lives, join TUKO.co.ke’s Patreon programme “Even with the resumption of domestic and international flights, our very limited flying schedule means that sufficient revenues are not coming into our business. With the suppressed demand, a larger part of our fleet will remain grounded,” Kilavuka said then. The national carrier has been making losses year in year out attributed to high operational costs.In the financial year ended December 2019 for instance, KQ sank deeper into the red zone after it recorded […]
