VIDEO - One on One with Dale Moss

CEO and Managing Director, British Airways' OpenSkies.

 

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About Dale Moss

Dale Moss is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenSkies. He has worked in the aviation industry for 30 years, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Jet Airways, based in India.

Prior to Jet Airways, Dale held various leadership positions in the UK and US for British Airways, where he spent the majority of his career. Most recently at British Airways he was the Director of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for the passenger and cargo businesses. In that position, Dale held worldwide revenue responsibility for more than $10 billion and led a team of 12,000 people.

From 1989 to 1993, Dale worked in senior sales positions at Rosenbluth International and QVC Home Shopping Network.

Originally from New York City, Dale earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Fordham University.

About Willie Walsh

Willie Walsh joined British Airways as chief executive officer (CEO) designate on May 3, 2005 and assumed full CEO responsibilities on October 1 after the retirement of Sir Rod Eddington.

Prior to joining British Airways, Willie was CEO at Aer Lingus, a position he was appointed to in the aftermath of 9/11. Faced with bankruptcy and heavy losses, Willie radically restructured the airline and this culminated in it posting an £73 million profit in 2004, making Aer Lingus the most profitable state-owned airline in the western world.

Born in 1961, in Dublin, Willie joined Aer Lingus in 1979 as a cadet pilot and worked his way through the ranks to become a captain in 1990. He began his move to management in 1989 where he fulfilled various roles in the flight operations department. He completed a Master of Science in Management and Business Administration at Dublin’s Trinity College in 1992.

His managerial skills led him to being appointed CEO of Futura, Aer Lingus’ Spanish charter airline in 1998, where he restructured the business and settled a damaging industrial relations dispute. He returned to Dublin with Aer Lingus in 2000 where he took up the role of chief operating officer and was subsequently appointed as CEO in October 2001.

Willie is married with one daughter. He enjoys all sports especially golf and soccer.