Asiana Airlines has appointed Kim Soo Cheon as its new chief executive, effective 1 January.
Kim succeeds Yoon Young Doo at the helm of the Star Alliance carrier, an airline official confirmed.
Prior to his appointment at Asiana, Kim was chief executive at its budget unit Air Busan.
Data from Flightglobal Pro shows that Asiana owns 46% of the budget carrier, while the city of Busan and other investors own the remaining 54%.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
Garuda Indonesia has confirmed the appointment of Wamildan Tsani Panjaitan – the former interim chief exeutive of low-cost operator Lion Air – as its new CEO.
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific reported a drop in their third-quarter earnings – despite seeing passenger volume growth – as they warned of “pressures” from falling yields and rising costs.
Chief executive of Latin American airline holding group Abra Adrian Neuhauser sees more customer-facing co-operation rolling out between partner carriers Avianca and Gol next year.
