Chief of low-cost airline Pegasus to chair IATA board after 2022 AGM

Pegasus Airlines CE Mehmet Nane will become the chair of the IATA board of governors after the association’s 2022 AGM, succeeding JetBlue Airways CE Robin Hayes. That transition will continue a period during which the role has been taken by the CE of an airline outside the group of network carriers that are traditionally the high-profile core of IATA’s membership. “I am very proud to be taking on such an important role,” said Nane on 6 October in response to the announcement at this year’s AGM. “This is also a great indicator as to how far Turkish aviation has come.” When Nane takes over, Hayes will have completed a much longer term in the chair role than is historically expected. Nane will become board chair after the Shanghai AGM. IATA says that Hayes’ extension was deemed appropriate “due to interruptions in the cycle of governance meetings as a result of the pandemic”.<br/>