Air Canada Names Klaus Goersch Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer

By James Shillinglaw (Travel Pulse)

Air Canada has appointed Klaus Goersch as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Goersch will have oversight for all key operating areas, including flight operations, maintenance and engineering, airports, in-flight service, and systems operations control. He will report to Calin Rovinescu, president and chief executive officer.

Goersch has more than 25-year experience in the airline industry in both senior management and as a commercial pilot. He joins Air Canada from Air Tran Airways, where he was vice president of operations and customer service. In this role, he had responsibility for all the airline's operating functions and, over the past year, oversaw the operational merger of AirTran with Southwest Airlines, which created the world's largest low-cost carrier.

Prior to joining AirTran in 1996, Goersch worked for Mesaba Airlines as director of corporate training. He will be based at Air Canada’s Toronto hub effective Oct. 1.

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