Profiles: Airlines

Qantas (AUSTRALIA)

ALAN JOYCE, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Alan Joyce was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Qantas in November 2008. He is also a Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security

Qantas (AUSTRALIA)

ANDREW DAVID, CEO of Qantas Domestic, International and Freight Businesses

Andrew David has been a proven leader in the airline industry for over 30 years, culminating in his current role as CEO of Qantas Domestic, International and Freight businesses.

He joined the Qantas Group in 2013 and has held a number of roles including Chief Operating Officer for Qan-

Gulf Air (BAHRAIN)

Committee. He is also a Director of a number of controlled entities of the Qantas Group. Between June 2009 and October 2021, Joyce was a Member of the International Air Transport Association’s Board of Governors, having served as Chairman from 2012 to 2013. He was also a Director of the Business Council of Australia between November 2013 and November 2022 and the Chief Executive Officer of Jetstar from 2003 to 2008. Before that, he spent over 15 years in leadership positions with Qantas, Ansett and Aer Lingus.

tas and Executive Director at Jetstar Japan. Andrew’s career has seen him work in the UK, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. After starting his working life in technology and innovation, he progressed into executive leadership roles covering financial, commercial and operational accountability.

As Chairman of an IT business that was ultimately sold to a US private equity firm, Andrew gained valuable commercial insight as well as practical governance and board leadership. He has broad experience in leading large-scale successful change, including start-ups, mergers, acquisitions and transformation programmes.

CAPTAIN WALEED ABDULHAMEED AL ALAWI, CEO

Captain Waleed Al Alawi was announced as the airline’s Chief Executive Officer in October 2022. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and later on as Acting Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air, Captain Al Alawi was instrumental in rolling out and executing the airline’s Boutique Strategy, launched in 2018, with Customer Centricity at its heart. Captain Al Alawi began his journey in aviation in 1980 with Gulf Air, where he later progressed to training captain. Before coming back to Gulf Air in 2017, Captain Al Alawi led a distinguished career with Bahrain Royal Flight for 18 years.

Air China (CHINA)

MA CHONGXIA, Chairman

Ma Chongxian, aged 57, started his career in civil aviation industry in July 1988 and served as Vice President and a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party Committee of Air China from April 2010 to May 2021, and served as Vice General Manager and a member of the Leading Party Members’ Group of China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited (“CNAHC”) from December 2016 to April 2021. He served as Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Members’ Group of CNAHC from April 2021 to September 2022, and a Director of CNAHC since May 2021. He served as General Manager of CNAHC, and concurrently as President and Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the Company from May 2021 to September 2022. Ma has served as a non-Executive Director of Cathay Pacific since June 2021, an Executive Director of the Company since July 2021 and the Vice Chairman of the Company from July 2021 to September 2022. He has served as the Chairman and secretary of the Leading Party Members’ Group of CNAHC, and the Chairman and Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the Company since September 2022.

PROFILES: BUSINESS AVIATION – USA, UAE, CHINA