Air Transport World honours aviation leader James Hogan

The Former President and Chief Executive of Etihad Airways James Hogan was honoured at the Air Transport World’s (ATW) 50th annual awards ceremony in Dubai, in recognition of his leadership of Etihad Airways between 2006 and 2017.

Aviation visionary James Hogan was inducted into the ATW Awards Hall of Fame in the presence of airline CEOs and aviation industry leaders on May 31.

During the Hogan-era Etihad was transformed from an airline with revenues of $300 million into a diversified travel and aviation group generating $20 billion annually.

In 2016, Etihad was ATW’s Airline of the Year for “demonstrating exceptional achievements and capabilities across operations, financial performance, customer service, safety and labour relations.”

Today, Hogan is the Chairman of Abu Dhabi-based Knighthood Global, a specialist aviation, travel and tourism company which provides turnkey strategic planning and operational support capability solutions to governments, airlines, and travel and tourism organisations.

Hogan said he was delighted to be a Hall of Fame recipient and thanked ATW’s Editor-In-Chief Karen Walker for her support over many years, and acknowledged the leadership of Abu Dhabi and the mandate it gave him to create a world-class airline as part of the 2030 plan.

“ATW rightfully enjoys an international reputation as an authoritative source of news and knowledge in the aviation industry,” Hogan said.

“This is largely due to Karen’s integrity and commitment as an editor, chronicling the ups and downs of global aviation while celebrating its achievements. I am honoured to be part of this remarkable story,” he said. – TradeArabia News Service