US low-fares carrier Sun Country Airlines has named its former president and chief executive, T Jay Salmen, as interim chief executive, following the resignation of Shaun Nugent for "personal reasons". Salmen previously led the carrier from 2002 to 200.

Alaska Airlines is using the planned retirement of its executive vice-president, Kevin Finan, to restructure its senior management team. The reshuffle will, among other moves, see executive vice-president of marketing and planning, Gregg Saretsky, assume the role of executive vice-president of flight and marketing.

Maxjet Airways has replaced chairman Richard Sharp with current board member Kenneth Woolley as part of a continuing reshuffle of senior management that saw the January appointment of John Severson as chief financial officer.

Eos Airlines has gone to JetBlue Airways to recruit executive Holly Nelson as its new vice-president finance and controller.

Indonesian carrier Mandala Airlines has appointed Air Deccan chief operating officer, Warwick Brady, a former Ryanair manager, as its new chief executive.

Source: Airline Business

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