IAG Architect Willie Walsh Set To Retire; Iberia CEO To Take Helm

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Iberia parent IAG has a new captain at the controls.
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Willie Walsh, the man behind the success of International Airlines Group (IAG) over the past decade, has announced he will retire in June, leaving his successor, Iberia CEO Luis Gallego, to manage the challenges that lie ahead for the airline group. Walsh is a former Aer Lingus pilot who rose...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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