Addendum
CEO-designate says Star Alliance offers value to airline joint ventures
July 1st 2016
Jeffrey Goh, 47, a distinguished aviation legal academic and latterly Star Alliance’s chief operating officer, will succeed Mark Schwab as the Frankfurt-headquartered alliance’s CEO in January. Read More » Goh joined Star in 2007 from the International Air Transport Association and had previously worked at leading aviation law firm, Beaumont and Son, as well as lecturing on public and aviation law at Sheffield University in Britain. Speaking at the most recent Star Alliance CEO meeting in Zurich last month, Orient Aviation’s Dominic Lalk asked Goh about the impact of joint ventures on alliance partnerships. They are “a phenomenon that is not going to go away” so Star will have to find a way of co-existing with them, he said. “We have a role to play, particularly the technology support we provide. There is a future and continuing relevance to support our joint venture partners.”
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Asia-Pacific airlines in the 28 airline alliance are Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, EVA Air, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways International.
