Information technology professionals in Aviation
At Air India Limited, Saudi Airlines, Menzies Aviation, Lufthansa, PlaneSense, Inc. and KLM's Group CIO Office, six of these aviation IT leaders hold or held CIO-level titles. The other four cover airline operations and commercial IT at Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines, Emirates and Global Crossing Airlines, so the group can speak to revenue management and commercial applications, maintenance systems, or airport and crew technology.
Professionals to explore
Beate Gockel
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Information Management & Digital Solutions (CIO) · Lufthansa Aviation
Senior Director Information Management & Digital Solutions (CIO) is Beate Gockel's title at Lufthansa Aviation since 2025, the same title held at Lufthansa CityLine GmbH (2021–2025). Lufthansa Cargo roles were Manager IT Governance (2013–2021), Manager Program Management Office (2012–2013) and IT Project Portfolio Manager (2010–2012), and Gockel suits IT governance and portfolio questions at an airline.
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Cyrille Gueguen
LinkedInExperience: Director IT Applications Development AF KL Commercial · Air France-KLM
Commercial applications of Air France and KLM fall under Cyrille Gueguen's role as Director IT Applications Development AF KL Commercial at Air France-KLM since 2021. Other Air France-KLM roles include Director in IT Operations - Business Applications Services (2018–2022), Group IT Director - Transversal Operations (2016–2018), Project Director (2014–2016) and IT Project Manager New Revenue Management System (2006–2008).
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Edwin Borst
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Group CIO Office · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Data quality for KLM's digital transformation is Edwin Borst's focus as Senior Vice President Enable Digital Transformation at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines since 2023, with Senior Vice President Group CIO Office there from 2014 to 2023. Earlier KLM roles include Vice President IT Development Air France - KLM & Deputy CIO KLM (2009–2014) and Vice President Customer Service Air France - KLM Cargo (2006–2009).
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Jim Hicks
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Information Technology & Digital Global Crossing Airlines · Global Crossing Airlines
Airline operations and airport systems, cybersecurity and fleet connectivity are the focus areas Jim Hicks names, useful for IT questions at Global Crossing Airlines and Flair Airlines. Hicks has been Vice President, Information Technology & Digital Global Crossing Airlines since 2023, was Director & Head of Information Technology Flair Airlines (2017–2024) and, earlier, President and CEO at Spanningtree Technology Group (2006–2014).
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Khaled Alhazmi, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Information Officer - EVP Information Technology · Saudi Airlines
IT governance and transformation questions fit Khaled Alhazmi, PhD, who holds SAUDIA Director General Advisor (since 2024) and Digital Transformation Executive Director (since 2021) at SAUDI AIRLINES and was Chief Information Officer - EVP Information Technology there (2022–2024). Other Saudi Airlines roles include VP IT Support & Operations (2022–2023) and VP Business Enablement & IT Governance (2020–2023).
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Mandar Pendsé
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President · PlaneSense, Inc.
Mandar Pendsé has been Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at PlaneSense, Inc. since 2022. Other roles include Founder of a consulting firm focused on the aviation industry (2016–2022), Senior Client Partner at Oracle (2021–2022), Principal & North America Oracle Alliance Leader at Capgemini (2015–2016) and Associate Partner, Global Oracle Alliance at IBM (2014–2015). Pendsé, a pilot since 1994, knows business and private aviation.
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Melanie Bryant
LinkedInExperience: VP IT - Airline Operations · Emirates
Airport and crew systems are what Melanie Bryant knows, as VP IT - Airline Operations at Emirates since 2023 and Head of Business Technology - Airports, Catering, Cabin Crew and InFlight Services there (2013–2017). Bryant was also Regional Director Consulting & Implementation (2019–2023) and Client Delivery Executive (2017–2019) at Travelport and Manager Technology - International & Domestic Sales at Qantas (2011–2013).
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Mohan S Perumal
LinkedInExperience: Former Director - IT Operations & Analytics · Delta Air Lines
As Director - IT Operations & Analytics at Delta Air Lines (2020–2022), Mohan S Perumal functioned as CIO for TechOps commercial operations, covering MRO and maintenance operations. Perumal was also Managing Director - Finance Digital Transformation there (2022–2026), and at Delta Material Services Senior Vice President - Operational Excellence & Information Technology (2019–2020) and Vice President of Information Technology (2016–2018).
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Rami Al Haddad
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Menzies Aviation
Rami Al Haddad has been Chief Information Officer at Menzies Aviation since 2022, after SVP IT MEAA & GLOBAL SME FOR IT INNOVATION there in 2022. Al Haddad was Group Chief Information Officer at National Aviation Services (NAS) from 2018 to 2022 and General Manager at ICT.aero (2018–2022) and Fasttrack.aero (2016–2022), and is described as turning IT at NAS from a supporting function into a business enabler.
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Satya Ramaswamy
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital and Technology Officer · Air India Limited
Satya Ramaswamy has been Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Air India Limited since 2022. Ramaswamy describes creating digital businesses from scratch and partnering with design, product, engineering, sales and marketing functions, a fit for questions on building an airline's digital and technology organization.
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Choose the right perspective
For enterprise IT strategy and digital transformation, Satya Ramaswamy, Khaled Alhazmi, PhD, Edwin Borst and Rami Al Haddad are the senior voices. Cyrille Gueguen fits commercial and revenue systems, Mohan S Perumal maintenance and TechOps, and Melanie Bryant and Jim Hicks airline operations and airport systems; Beate Gockel and Mandar Pendsé bring the CIO view from Lufthansa CityLine GmbH and PlaneSense, Inc.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you replace a core airline system such as revenue management or crew scheduling without disrupting daily operations?
- 02What does an airline's IT team need from maintenance and engineering systems to keep aircraft maintenance and parts data reliable?
- 03How should a smaller carrier decide which systems to build, buy or outsource when it scales its fleet?
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