His appointment, announced at the 66th IATA annual general meeting and World Air Transport Summit held recently in
He will be joining 30 CEOs elected from more than 200 airlines around the world including Glenn Tilton, president and CEO of United Airlines, Jean- Cyril Spinetta, chairman of Air France and Chew Choon Seng CEO of Singapore Airlines.
In his capacity as a member of the board Majali will represent the interests of the association and its member airlines, especially in the region.
The board will be lead by IATA’s new Chairman, FedEx Express president and CEO David Bronczek, who started a one-year term at the head of the world body. Bronczek succeeds Tony Tyler, CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways, who served as chairman from June 2009, a position held by Majali from June 2008 to June 2009.
Majali commented: “It is a great honor to represent the airlines in the region and serve on the board of governors of IATA once again.
“2009 and the first quarter of 2010 have been challenging periods for the aviation industry, reinforcing the need for tighter stakeholder collaboration to drive efficiencies and accelerate recovery. This can only be done through setting new standards across the global airline industry, a process that is actively driven by IATA.
“As a member of the governing board I will be working closely with IATA representatives to address the challenges faced by the industry, through harnessing the collective knowledge and wisdom among other members of the board, so that the global aviation community can benefit from it.”