oneworld CEO to leave

Bruce Ashby is to step down as oneworld CEO later this year, after more than five years.  He will stay until June to enable a seamless handover to his successor.

After accepting his resignation, the oneworld Governing Board began an appointment process to fill his position.  Candidates from within the alliance and from outside will be considered.

Announcing his decision to move on, Bruce Ashby said: “It has been a privilege to lead oneworld and work with its collection of the world’s leading airlines, but after five years in this role it makes sense for me to move on at this time.”

Since taking up his oneworld role in December 2010, as its central alliance team relocated from Vancouver to New York, Bruce Ashby has headed the group through the biggest and fastest expansion undertaken by any global airline alliance.  During this time, oneworld added more than 15 carriers as full or affiliate members, expanding the alliance’s capacity by almost 60% and its annual passenger carryings by 75%. 

These recruits included: TAM Airlines, Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan Airlines. 

Before joining the alliance, Bruce Ashby had been CEO of IndiGo for its initial three years, leading what is now India’s largest airline.  www.oneworld.com

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