IndiGo CEO flags major int’l expansion, widebodies in 2027
The CEO of IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) has told The Economic Times that he intends to significantly grow the carrier’s international network to 40 airports by the end of March 2025 and introduce widebody aircraft by 2027. CEO Pieter Elbers said the expansion is part of a broader strategy to establish IndiGo as a […]
Pieter Elbers Chairs IATA Board of Governors
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG). His one-year term began at the conclusion of the 80th IATA Annual General Meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 3 June. Elbers is the 82nd Chair of the IATA BoG. He served […]
Former KLM CEO Pieter Elbers Takes The Reins At IndiGo
In May, it was announced that the then Chief Executive Officer of KLM, Pieter Elbers, would succeed IndiGo’s outgoing leader, Ronojoy Dutta, who was looking to retire after guiding the low-cost carrier through the turbulent pandemic period. The succession was scheduled for September 30th, but Dutta ended his tenure earlier after a mutual agreement with […]
Pandemic Confirms Value of Strong Hub to KLM CEO Pieter Elbers
At the start of the pandemic and through 2020 and much of 2021, industry observers predicted airlines without domestic markets — like Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, KLM, and Singapore Airlines — would struggle to regain their pre-pandemic markets, and that when travel demand returned, passengers would prefer to fly point-to-point. But KLM CEO Pieter Elbers, […]
Pieter Elbers: From more to better
KLM’s CEO, Pieter Elbers says the airline’s focus is on building back a better airline. Along with other airlines the world over, the Dutch airline KLM has overcome many challenges and learned numerous lessons from the COVID-19 crisis. What has been the impact of the pandemic on the airline? Huge! The impact cannot be overstated. […]
KLM introduce un innovador robot en la preparación de sus comidas
A fines de septiembre, el Presidente y CEO de KLM, Pieter Elbers, activó oficialmente el nuevo robot para la producción de comidas de clase económica de los vuelos internacionales de la compañía, en su división KLM Catering Services (KCS). KCS se convierte así en la única empresa del mundo en poner en funcionamiento un robot […]
KLM still going strong at 100. Read our exclusive interview
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines celebrates its 100th birthday this month and AirlineRatings’ European correspondent Andreas Spaeth sat down for this exclusive interview with chief executive Pieter Elbers. The two discussed the airline’s longevity, current circumstances and the future. AirlineRatings: What was the environment enabling KLM to become, at 100 years, the oldest airline in the […]
La separación de Air France «no es una opción» para el consejero delegado de KLM
El presidente y consejero delegado de KLM, Pieter Elbers, la aerolínea neerlandesa que está integrada en el grupo Air France-KLM, aseguró este domingo que la separación de ambas líneas aéreas «no es una opción». En el programa de la televisión pública de Países Bajos ‘Buitenhof’, Elbers destacó que Air France y KLM habían «logrado mucho […]
The CEO of the oldest airline in the world explains the major mistake the industry made 20 years ago
In continuous operation since 1919, KLM Royal Dutch is the oldest airline in the world. It’s a venerable brand known for its service and iconic blue planes. Since 2014, Pieter Elbers has been the man tasked with leading the Dutch national airline into the future. Elbers joined KLM in 1992 as an aircraft loading supervisor […]
CEO Interview: KLM CEO on Why His Airline Still Feeds Passengers for Free
KLM may not be a perfect airline, but it"™s surprisingly spunky considering it"™s owned by a giant French company that also controls Air France. The two airlines couldn"™t be more different. To better understand the challenges facing airlines in an age of fluctuating oil prices, rapid growth, and changing passenger expectations, our Future of Passenger […]
