NEW DELHI: Jet Airways has appointed Indian American Vinay Dube , a senior executive with Delta Airlines, as its chief executive officer.Currently, Dube is the Senior Vice President (Asia Pacific) with Delta Air Lines and has been associated with the US-based carrier since 2007.There has been no full-time CEO at Jet Airways since Cramer Ball quit in February 2016. Later, he moved to Sabre Inc, a global leader in technology solutions and marketing services for the travel industry.He has a master's degree in Operations Research. "An Indian American, Vinay brings an enviable combination of smart and sharp mindset with global exposure to industry best practices. "I am sure Jet Airways will gain substantially from his wealth of experience and industry insight. I personally look forward to Vinay providing leadership to the entire Jet Airways team," the airline's chairman Naresh Goyal said.On his appointment, Dube said he is looking forward to meet the organisation's business objectives and deepening the relationship with its strategic partner Etihad Airways.Since the exit of Ball last year, there have been two acting CEOs -- Gaurang Shetty and Amit Agarwal.Dube's appointment also comes at a time when the airline is facing challenging business conditions and its consolidated net profit fell nearly 95 per cent to Rs 23 crore in the three months ended March 2017 as higher fuel prices and lower fares took a toll on its bottom line.Jet Airways flies to 65 destinations and the group currently has a fleet of 113 aircraft.

Source: Economic Times May 31, 2017 12:00 UTC