Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has appointed UAE nationals as airport managers in Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Seychelles. This brings to eight the number of Etihad Airways’ Emirati airport managers across the world.
Fatima Al-Hashemi has been appointed airport manager for Incheon, South Korea (ICN). Yousuf Mohammed has been selected as airport manager for Madinah, and Mansour Hamad will be airport manager for Seychelles in Mahé.
Ray Gammell, Etihad Aviation Group’s chief people and performance officer, said: “These new appointments embody the success of our UAE National Development Program and also demonstrate our ability to attract top Emirati talent from elsewhere. Our new airport managers are excellent examples of our Emirati employees’ enthusiasm to become leaders in aviation.”
More than 90 UAE nationals are positioned at the airline’s offices and airports across the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Fatima is the airline’s second Emirati female airport manager. She joined Etihad Airways in 2012 as a graduate manager.
Yousuf began his career in the aviation industry in 2004 as an airport services agent. He joined Etihad Airways in 2011 as an operations duty manager and has worked in stations, including Jeddah.
Mansour is a 13-year veteran of the UAE Air Force, where he worked in roles as diverse as air defense, search and rescue, and air traffic control. He joined Etihad Airways in 2011. His last position was as duty manager in Riyadh.
Geert W. Boven, Etihad Airways’ SVP, global airport services, said: “It’s great to have staff of this caliber on our team. They will have overall responsibility for our operations at their airports, including safety, security, and station performance management. These are challenging roles requiring a number of diverse skills sets that have been carefully developed during their careers with us.”
Fatima Al-Hashemi has been appointed airport manager for Incheon, South Korea (ICN). Yousuf Mohammed has been selected as airport manager for Madinah, and Mansour Hamad will be airport manager for Seychelles in Mahé.
Ray Gammell, Etihad Aviation Group’s chief people and performance officer, said: “These new appointments embody the success of our UAE National Development Program and also demonstrate our ability to attract top Emirati talent from elsewhere. Our new airport managers are excellent examples of our Emirati employees’ enthusiasm to become leaders in aviation.”
More than 90 UAE nationals are positioned at the airline’s offices and airports across the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Fatima is the airline’s second Emirati female airport manager. She joined Etihad Airways in 2012 as a graduate manager.
Yousuf began his career in the aviation industry in 2004 as an airport services agent. He joined Etihad Airways in 2011 as an operations duty manager and has worked in stations, including Jeddah.
Mansour is a 13-year veteran of the UAE Air Force, where he worked in roles as diverse as air defense, search and rescue, and air traffic control. He joined Etihad Airways in 2011. His last position was as duty manager in Riyadh.
Geert W. Boven, Etihad Airways’ SVP, global airport services, said: “It’s great to have staff of this caliber on our team. They will have overall responsibility for our operations at their airports, including safety, security, and station performance management. These are challenging roles requiring a number of diverse skills sets that have been carefully developed during their careers with us.”
