Transavia names Air France-KLM cargo chief as CE

Transavia has appointed Air France-KLM cargo chief Marcel de Nooijer as its new CE from Jan 1, 2020, succeeding Mattijs ten Brink, who left at the end of September. KLM CE Pieter Elbers said: “In recent years, Marcel has led the freight division of Air France-KLM, with a successful digital transformation and improvement of operational results at KLM Cargo. We are happy that we have a new Transavia CE with Marcel, who can continue to build on Transavia in the coming years.” The Netherlands-based unit also said that Erik-Jan Gelink, the airline’s commercial director, will leave Transavia at the end of the year. The move comes as Transavia’s sister Transavia France moves ahead with plans to expand with pilot union’s recent approval of management plans to remove a cap limiting its fleet to 40 aircraft. <br/>