Former Director General of the International Airlines Group, Willie Walsh, will head the International Aviation Association IATA. He succeeds the former Air France boss Alexandre de Juniac, who will step down. The incumbent announced this a few weeks ago.

IATA announced that Walsh will be elected on Tuesday during the virtual annual general meeting. “I didn't make the decision easy for myself. The building blocks for a recovery in the industry are in place. And now is the right time to hand over the IATA leadership for the long recovery phase, ”said De Juniac, who has headed the World Aviation Federation since 2016.

Willie Walsh headed the International Airlines Group for many years. He actually wanted to leave the post in the spring, but extended it due to the corona pandemic. Two months ago he stopped working at IAG and actually wanted to retire. Apparently he was already bored, so the challenge at the top of the IATA appealed to him ...