flydubai appoints COO

flydubai, a new low cost airline formed by the government of Dubai, has appointed Kenneth Gile as Chief Operating Officer.

Gile joins flydubai from Skybus Airlines, an American low-cost carrier, where he was President and Chief Operating Officer for four years.

In his new role, Gile will be responsible for the day to day running of the airline and have specific responsibility for strategic planning, in-flight services, ground operations, flight operations, maintenance and engineering, as well as acting as the Director of Operations.

Gile is the first senior executive to join the carrier since Gaith Al Gaith, a former Emirates man, was named chief executive officer of FlyDubai in March.

FlyDubai plans to start operations with 12 destinations but eventually aims to build a network of 70 destinations. As per the information available, the airline has ordered 50 Boeing 737-800 aircraft and signed a lease agreement for four similar planes.