Air Transport Association of America Appoints New Chairman

The Air Transport Association of America, an industry trade organization representing major US airlines, has announced the election of Northwest Airlines Corporation president and CEO, Douglas Steenland, as chairman of the board of directors.

Mr Steenland will serve a two-year term as Air Transport Association (ATA) chairman. He will work with ATA president and CEO James May on a number of industry issues, including pushing for effective government action to dramatically expand the capacity of our nation’s aging air traffic management system in order to meet burgeoning demand.

Mr May said: “ATA and our member airlines thank outgoing board chairman Gerard Arpey of American Airlines, who chaired the industry group through a particularly difficult few years. With our thanks to Gerard, we look forward to Doug’s leadership in continuing to advance the public’s interest in a robust, dynamically structured aviation system.”