Alaska Airlines has promoted its current CFO Shane Tackett to President; in the new role he’ll continue to lead Alaska’s finance, fleet management, investor relations, supply chain and other functions.

LATAM Airlines defers decision on 50 Embraer E195-E2 options while preparing for first deliveries of the aircraft later this year.

Airline leaders from around the world converged on Rio last weekend for the IATA AGM at a time when the fallout from the Iran war is hitting the industry hard.