People In Aviation: January 2016
Industry announcements and appointments

Nexus appointed Omar Halawani president and CEO. Halawani previously spent five years as president and CEO of Masarat Aviation Consulting and before that held roles with Maz Aviation Consultants, Flynas and NetJets Middle East. He succeeds Abdullah Al-Sayed, who became chairman of the Saudi Arabia-based flight operations services company. Al-Sayed, who had been president and CEO since Nexus was founded in 2010, has also served with NetJets Middle East.