EgyptAir new group chairman and CEO to be announced

The EgyptAir Group is set to formally announce a new Chairman and CEO this week.

Engineer Yehia Zakaria - set to lead the EgyptAir group as chairman and CEO (Image EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering)

He is engineer Yehia Zakaria who has been heading the company’s successful maintenance and engineering division for the past ten months.

Zakaria joined the Egyptian Air Force in 1984 after graduating from the Military Technical College and assumed many positions ranging from aircraft engineer to chief engineer for all aircraft types.

He rose through the ranks of the Egyptian Air Force and concluded his service as head of the Aircraft Engineers Division for five years, then assistant to the Air Force Commander before joining EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering in 2021 as chairman and CEO.

Alan Peaford

Alan Peaford MBE

Alan is a regular broadcaster and is the consultant editor-in-chief and presenter for Times Aerospace TV and is a regular commentator on aviation issues for many global broadcasting channels. He is conference chairman of the Aviation Africa summit and the Aviation MENA summit and has moderated or chaired conferences for organisations such as IATA, DCAA, the Global Aerospace Summit and business aviation associations in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

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