Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Extracted from 'Horizons' issued April 2016.

Photo in celebration of International Women's Day,
March 8, 2016.

Women in high places.

Here are some of the female Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in aviation -

Annick Guérard took over from Jean-Marc Eustache as head of Air Transat on May 27, 2021.

New Calgary-based low-cost carrier, Lynx Air, has appointed Merren McArthur as its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

She previously served as CEO for both Tigerair Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, and founding CEO of Virgin Australia Cargo.

Marjan Rintel will succeed Pieter Elbers as President and CEO of KLM by July 1. 

"I am honoured to return to KLM and take over the baton from Pieter. His 30-year track record is impressive".

Other members of the elite crew of female airline CEO's are: Jayne Hrdlicka,  Virgin Australia; Lynne Embleton, Aer Lingus; Anne Rigail, Air France; Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, VietJet; Yvonne Manzi Makolo, RwandAir and Christine Jeanne Ourmières-Widener, TAP Air Portugal.

Source: Report on Business - May 2022