American Airlines nominates Kathryn Farmer to its board of directors

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) announced that its board of directors has nominated Kathryn (Katie) Farmer for election to the company’s board at its upcoming annual meeting of stockholders on June 11, 2025. If elected, Farmer will join the board of directors at that time and will serve on the board’s Finance Committee and […]

Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) appoints ITA Airways Board of Directors

Joerg Eberhart and Lorenza Maggio have been appointed today by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to the five-member Board of Directors of ITA Airways. Joerg Eberhart (54) has been responsible for the strategic development of the Lufthansa Group as “Head of Strategy & Organizational Development” since 2021. In this role, he was […]

Boeing Elects Tim Buckley to Board of Directors

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] Board of Directors today announced that it has elected Tim Buckley as its newest member, effective January 1, 2025. Buckley will serve on the Finance and Governance & Public Policy committees. Buckley, 55, previously served as Chair and CEO of The Vanguard Group, where he successfully led one of the […]

American Airlines Names Gregory D. Smith to its Board of Directors

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today announced the election of Gregory D. Smith, 55, to its board of directors. Smith will serve on the board’s Audit Committee and Corporate Governance, Public Responsibility and Safety Committee. “We are very pleased Greg has agreed to join the American Airlines board,” said American’s Chairman and CEO Doug […]

United Airlines Names Nike, Inc. CFO Matthew Friend to Board of Directors

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) announced that Matthew Friend will join its Board of Directors. Friend, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nike, Inc., brings more than two decades of corporate finance and strategy experience to the airline’s Board. «As we emerge from the pandemic as a leader in the industry and […]

Chair of LATAM Airlines says may step down

The chairman of the board of directors of LATAM Airlines, Mauricio Amaro, wrote in a letter to investors that he may step down, saying that it was time for «renewal.» LATAM, formed via a tie-up between Brazil’s TAM and Chile’s LAN in 2012, is the biggest Latin America-based airline. In 2016, it registered its first […]