Aviation
10 CIOs in Aviation
These ten technology executives serve as chief information officers or the top IT leader at airlines, airport operators and other aviation companies. A reader can learn from them how aviation IT leaders run always-on operational systems, plan modernization and cybersecurity, and work with industry partners and vendors.
Professionals to explore
01—10Dr Jochen Göttelmann
LinkedInExperience: VP Business Unit IT ( Airline CIO ) Lufthansa Group · Lufthansa
VP Business Unit IT ( Airline CIO ) Lufthansa Group at Lufthansa since February 2026, after serving as VP IT Lufthansa Airlines (CIO) & Lufthansa Group Operations IT (2023–2026) and VP Information Management Lufthansa Cargo (CIO) at Lufthansa Cargo (2015–2023). Before that he was IT Manager Germany Head of Business Application Management Investments & Operations Europe at Allianz Global Investors (2003–2015).
Joel Goldberg
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Atlas Air
Chief Information Officer at Atlas Air since February 2024, after serving as Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Wizz Air (2018–2024). Earlier roles include Senior Director Technology Europe at Nike (2016–2018), CIO Europe at G4S (2014–2016) and Global Director of Business Applications at APM Terminals (2012–2014). The profile describes Atlas Air Worldwide as a global airfreight company.
Matt Belanger
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Information Officer · Republic Airways
Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Republic Airways since August 2024. Before that he was VP, IT & Chief Information Officer (2018–2024) and Senior Vice President, Service Delivery (2019–2024) at Denison Parking. He was also President of the Indiana CIO Network (2024–2025) and has been a Board Member of TechIndiana since November 2025.
Pieter Poelman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Brussels Airport
Chief Information Officer at Brussels Airport since September 2021, after serving there as Head of ICT, Architecture & Services (2019–2021). The profile says the role is accountable for the airport company's technology, cybersecurity and digital perimeter. He has been a Board Member of ECCSA - European Centre for Cybersecurity in Aviation since 2019 and of SkeyDrone since 2022.
Rami Al Haddad
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Menzies Aviation
Chief Information Officer at Menzies Aviation since November 2022, after a short stint there as SVP IT MEAA & GLOBAL SME FOR IT INNOVATION (2022). He was previously Group Chief Information Officer at National Aviation Services (NAS) (2018–2022); the profile says he headed all IT functions at NAS after joining in 2013 as Director - IT.
Sapana Patel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Spirit Airlines
Chief Information Officer at Spirit Airlines since November 2025, after Spirit Airlines roles as Sr. Director, Business Intelligence (2012–2015), Sr. Director, Solutions Delivery (2015–2024) and Vice President Solutions Architecture (2024–2025). Before joining Spirit, Director, Business Intelligence at University of Miami (2011–2012).
Sourav Sinha
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · flynas
Chief Information Officer at flynas since October 2024, after serving as Chief Information Officer at IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) (2018–2022) and beOnd (2022–2024). He was also a Member Board Of Directors at SITA (2021–2022) and Vice Chair and Member, Digital Transformation Board Advisory Council at IATA (2020–2022). The profile cites experience with full-service and low-cost airlines and with airport and ground services technology.
Suhail Kadri
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Qatar Airways
Chief Information Officer at Qatar Airways since September 2024, after serving at Hamad International Airport as Senior Vice President - Technology & Innovation (Airport) (2019–2024) and Senior Vice President - Technology & Innovation (Subsidiaries) (2021–2024). The profile says the role oversees technology, data and digital initiatives for the Group, including Qatar Airways, Hamad International Airport and subsidiaries such as ground handling, retail and hospitality.
Tanya Foster
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Information Officer · WestJet
EVP, Chief Information Officer at WestJet since January 2023; the profile headline describes the role as EVP, Chief Information Officer for WestJet Group. Earlier roles were Director, Enterprise Technology & Strategy (2015–2018) and VP, Enterprise Solutions & Strategic Delivery (2018–2023) at Shaw Communications, and VP, Information Technology & Enterprise Services at Axia FibreNet (2012–2015).
Wolfgang Standhaft
LinkedInExperience: CIO · Fraport AG
CIO at Fraport AG since January 2019; the profile describes Fraport as a global company in the airport business, operating in 29 flight hubs across four continents. Before Fraport he was Group Chief Information Officer at Heidelberg Materials (2006–2017) and Leiter europäische ERP Systeme at REWE Group (1998–2005).
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Match the person's type of operation to yours, since passenger airlines, cargo carriers, airport operators and ground services companies run very different systems. For questions about a specific change, such as a cloud move, cybersecurity or a new passenger platform, favor people whose notes describe that scope.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you modernize core airline or airport systems while keeping round-the-clock operations running?
- 02How do you decide which operational and passenger systems to build, buy or keep with industry providers?
- 03What changed in how you manage cybersecurity and resilience for critical aviation systems, and what would you prioritize next?
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