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With new CEO, PrivatAir looks ahead
The recent shift in top management signals the beginning of a new phase of growth for business aviation management and charter provider PrivatAir Group.

The recent shift in top management signals the beginning of a new phase of growth for business aviation management and charter provider PrivatAir Group. On February 1, former COO Greg Thomas was named CEO, succeeding David Hurley, who was appointed vice-chairman of PrivatAir SA of Geneva.

In early 2001, Hurley, 62, became CEO of PrivatAir Group, an entity encompassing Connecticut-based charter/management firm Flight Services Group, Paris-based FBO Transair (acquired by PrivatAir in December 2000 from New York-based Ogden) and PrivatAir SA. Thomas, who at that time was counsel to PrivatAir affiliate Latsis Group of Greece, became PrivatAir Group’s COO.