New chairman for BATA
The British Air Transport Association has appointed Jane Middleton as its new chairman.
She will take up her role on July 1, when Dr Barry Humphreys stands down after six years in the role.
Middleton was recently chairman of the Aviation Club and is a trustee of a number of organisations, including the RAeS, Airlink and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, as well as being an Honorary Air Commodore in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
Her career includes including roles at Rockwell Collins UK, TNT Express and Virgin Atlantic and she is now MD of a business consultancy providing strategic financial management.
"BATA has an important role to play in representing its members’ views on issues ranging from airport capacity to tax and sustainability to consumer rights," she said.
"I look forward to working with Nathan and the rest of team, as well as the members, to ensure BATA remains an effective and efficient voice for the UK airline industry.
"I also want to pay tribute to Barry, who has performed sterling service as chairman for BATA over the last six years."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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