Air Niugini appoints acting CEO after departure of Simon Foo

8 April, 2018

Air Niugini board announced (09-Apr-2018) the appointment of Tahawar Durrani as acting CEO, effective 31-Mar-2018. This followed the decision by Simon Foo to retire from the role of CEO effective 30-Mar-2018, after five years in the position. Mr Durrani has been employed by Air Niugini since Jul-2005. In Dec-2014 he was appointed general manager airline operations, essentially operating as the carrier's COO. [more - original PR]