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FlightSafety International has
promoted Scott Goodwin to
Vice President, Simulation.
The incoming vice-president will
have overall responsibility for the
design, manufacture and support of
FlightSafety’s full flight simulators
and other advanced technology
training devices used throughout
FlightSafety’s worldwide network of
Learning Centers and by government
and military agencies and commercial
aircraft operators around the world.
He joined FlightSafety in 2014 as
Deputy Director, Special Projects, and
was promoted to Executive Director
the following year. Scott most recently
served as General Manager, Simulation.
In addition to overseeing daily
operations and conducting long range
planning, Scott has been at the forefront
that significantly increased efficiency
and continues to enhance quality.
He served in the United States Air
Force for over 30 years and retired with
the rank of Brigadier General in 2013.
He was the Director of Operations for
Air Mobility Command and oversaw
the training and evaluation of more
than 20,000 flight crew personnel
operating 1,300 aircraft around the
world. He also served in Washington,
DC on the Joint Staff and as one of the
Team Leads for the National Military
Command Center. Scott is a highly
experienced pilot with over 3,500
hours in a wide variety of aircraft.
He earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Aeronautical Engineering from
the United States Air Force Academy,
a Master of Science in Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering from Princeton
University as a Guggenheim Fellow,
and a Master of Arts in National
Security and Strategic Studies from
the U.S. Naval War College. Scott
was also a Senior Executive Fellow
at the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University. •New vice-president for
FlightSafety International - simulation
of the company’s product and service
innovation efforts. He also contributed to
an organizational transformation effortScott Goodwin.Airlink and Safair, two independent South African
aviation groups, applied on the 28 November
2017 to South Africa’s Competition Commission
for approval to unite under the common
umbrella of the Airlink group of companies.The proposal sees the Airlink and low-cost
FlySafair airlines and Safair’s other businesses,
including humanitarian aid flights, continuing to
operate separately under their unique brands.
The airlines will retain their respective products, aircraft
fleets, management and leadership teams. Employees will
be secure with no job losses because of the consolidation.
“Airlink’s acquisition of Safair, which is financially
robust and profitable, makes good business sense. It
presents opportunities to reduce our combined costs, position
ourselves for growth while at the same time increasing
connectivity and choice while making air travel accessible
and affordable for our customers across Southern Africa,”
explained Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster.
“Our combined networks will enable us to connect
37 destinations in nine Southern African & Indian
Ocean countries and St. Helena. This will stimulateand enable trade, tourism, economic growth and social
development in those markets we serve,” added Foster
“Coming under a single umbrella will create economies
of scale that will enable both airlines to share costs,
optimise assets and remove systems duplications. This
will position the new Airlink Group for future growth,”
said Elmar Conradie, who will remain as Safair CEO.
In addition, the proposed new ownership structure will
see Airlink continue to meet - and in future exceed - South
Africa’s Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment targets.
The Safair purchase will not affect Airlink’s
existing SAA franchise partnership, which continues
to deliver traffic and business to SAA and Airlink while
their customers benefit from the value, convenience
and connectivity the arrangement provides.
As part of its continued commitment to the aviation
industry within South Africa, Safair shareholder ASL
Aviation Holdings will become a minority shareholder of
the Airlink Group of companies. ASL Aviation Holdings
is a global aviation group with 6 European and 2 Asian
airlines in addition to its South African interests.
More details will be provided when the
Competition Commission has made its determination,
which we anticipate will be during Q1 2018.Airlink and Safair hoping to unite under umbrella
of the Airlink group of companies