Regional carrier Loganair has appointed Natalie Bush as chief operating officer and accountable manager.
Currently the UK director and accountable manager for Tui Airways, she will join Loganair’s executive committee in December, reporting to chief executive Luke Farajallah.
She will also be joining the board safety review committee, reporting to the Loganair chairman James Drummond on matters relating to airline safety and safety culture.
Bush will take over from current COO Maurice Boyle, who announced his intention to step down earlier this year.
Her career began in the Royal Navy as a Warfare officer, before she joined Flybe as a pilot, initially flying the BAE146, and the Embraer 195.
She progressed to management roles, and became director of safety and security for the airline until 2019, when she left to join Specialist Aviation Services (now Gama Aviation) as chief operating officer, delivering helicopter and maintenance services to the UK air ambulance industry.
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She then returned to the airline sector with Tui Airways.
Bush will assume leadership for all operational and service delivery areas including the pilot, cabin crew and airport workforce groups across Loganair.
She will also be responsible for ground handling, safety, security, and compliance, as well as for the network operations teams.
Farajallah said: “We are extremely happy to have been able to attract one of the most talented rising stars of the aviation sector, whose career is going from strength to strength, to the UK’s largest regional airline.
“Natalie makes a huge impact wherever she goes, and she thoroughly deserves this hugely important and exciting leadership opportunity at Loganair. We are looking forward to her arrival later this year.”