(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Oman Air has appointed Paul Gregorowitsch as its new chief executive officer effective the beginning of August 2014.
Oman Air's chairman H E Darwish al Balushi hailed the appointment as the start of a new chapter in the illustrious development at local regional and international levels of the national carrier of Oman.
Welcoming Gregorowitsch to Oman Air H E Balushi said 'On behalf of the board of directors of Oman Air I would like to welcome Paul Gregorowitsch to the position of chief executive officer. Gregorowitsch has vast experience in international airline management and his commercial expertise will be of immense benefit to Oman Air during its current phase as well as in its next phase where the company will experience expansion and evolution in terms of the strength of its fleet the destinations it flies to its operational network and its commercial activities.'
Gregorowitsch who hails from the Netherlands joins Oman Air from Air Berlin where having joined the company in 2011 he sat on its management board with responsibility for the carrier's commercial activities a press release said.
Air Berlin is one of Europe's leading airlines with a network of 171 destinations. Prior to joining Air Berlin he was from 2007 to 2011 president and chief executive officer of Amsterdam-based passenger and cargo airline
Martinair Holland NV where he implemented successful restructuring measures to bring the company back into profit in record time.
He has also held a series of international management positions within Air France-KLM rising to executive vice president of commercial. He was part of the executive team that was responsible for amalgamating the passenger divisions of Air France and KLM and was a member of the alliance steering committee of Northwest Airlines and KLM.
Gregorowitsch studied at the University of Leiden and at the Dutch Scientific Institute for Tourism and Leisure Management in the Netherlands.
Commenting on his appointment Gregorowitsch said 'I am delighted to be taking up this vital and exciting role as chief executive officer of Oman Air. I am joining the airline at a critical time in its development and I look forward to making a significant contribution to its prosperity and growth as well as to Oman's travel and tourism industry.
'In recent years Oman Air's emergence as one of the world's leading luxury airlines has illustrated the enormous progress it has made and it will be a pleasure to work with the company's board and its talented and committed staff to take Oman Air through its forthcoming programme of expansion.'
Gregorowitsch will work with the board and airline staff to oversee Oman Air's second major phase of expansion which will start later this year with the arrival of the first of 20 aircraft the carrier currently has on order. These include three Airbus A330s six Boeing B787 Dreamliners and 11 Boeing B737s which will enable Oman Air to expand its network and increase frequencies on existing routes.
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