Etihad Airways names Mr Gianni Tronza as its General Manager for Switzerland

Abu Dhabi, 2014-8-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has appointed Mr Gianni Tronza as its new General Manager for Switzerland effective immediately.

In his new role, Gianni Tronza will be based in Zurich, where he will lead Etihad Airways’ expanded commercial operations in Switzerland following the introduction of daily flights to Zurich in June 2014.

Mr Alessandro Liverani will continue to lead the airline’s sales team in the French part of Switzerland, Geneva, and also take part in commercial cooperation projects with network partner, Alitalia. Mr Liverani will directly report into Mr Tronza.

Bringing a wealth of industry experience to the airline, Mr Tronza previously worked at American Airlines for over 15 years, where he held various senior positions, including Regional Sales Director. Prior to joining American Airlines, he worked in managerial positions at Crossair (Swissair) and British Airways.

After graduating from the Swiss Business School and SAWI in Switzerland, Mr Tronza completed his DBA/MBA studies at the University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a degree in Marketing, and is fluent in English, Spanish, German, Italian and French.

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We welcome Gianni to our global commercial team. His knowledge and experience in the aviation industry is invaluable and I am confident he will make a significant contribution to the growth of Etihad Airways’ operations in Switzerland as well as in Europe.”
Etihad Airways commenced operations to Switzerland in June 2004 with daily flights between Geneva and Abu Dhabi. In June this year, Etihad Airways launched its daily non-stop service to Zurich.
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About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways began operations in 2003, and in 2013 carried 11.5 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi base Etihad Airways flies to 108 existing or announced passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 102 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and more than 210 aircraft on firm order, including 71 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777-X, 62 Airbus A350s and 10 Airbus A380s. Etihad Airways holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus, Air Serbia and Jet Airways, and is in the process of formalising equity investments in Alitalia and Swiss-based Etihad Regional*. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com

*Operated by Darwin Airline

For more information contact:
Asif Khan, Etihad Airways Corporate Communications
Dir: +971 (0) 2 511 1543
Mob: +971 50 812 1364
Email: AsifK@etihad.ae

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