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WORLDWIDE – SWITZERLAND – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the organisation. He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac.
Walsh was confirmed as IATA’s 8th Director General by the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting on 24 November 2020. He joins IATA after a 40-year career in the airline industry. Walsh retired from the International Airlines Group (IAG) in September 2020 after serving as its CEO since its inception in 2011. Prior to that he was CEO of British Airways (2005-2011) and CEO of Aer Lingus (2001-2005). He began his career in aviation at Aer Lingus in 1979 as a cadet pilot.
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MIAMI – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced that Willie Walsh has begun his role as the organization’s director-general, succeeding Alexandre de Juniac.
He joins the industry association after a 40-year career in the airline industry. Walsh retired from the International Airlines Group (IAG) in September 2020 after serving as its CEO since its inception in 2011.
Prior to that he was CEO of British Airways (BA) from 2005-2011 and CEO of Aer Lingus (EI) from 2001-2005. He began his career in aviation at Aer Lingus in 1979 as a cadet pilot.
“I am passionate about our industry and about the critical work that IATA does on behalf of its members, never more so than during the COVID-19 crisis,” Walsh said in an IATA news release.