The international aviation industry organization IATA, which brings together 290 airlines globally, has elected SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson as chairman from 2022 in connection with its annual general meeting.
In a year, Rickard Gustafson will take over the presidency from the incoming chairman Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue Airways, who replaces IATAS's outgoing chairman Carsten Spohr, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Lufthansa Group. This is the first time a CEO of SAS has been elected as IATA's chairman.
– It is a very honorable and important assignment in the most difficult time in aviation's history. I look forward to continuing to drive IATA's recovery work to take aviation through the Covid-19 pandemic through joint efforts. At the same time, I will work to speed up and accelerate the transformation towards sustainable travel. It is an existential issue that the industry globally works together for climate neutrality, says Rickard Gustafson, CEO, SAS.
