May 2007 launch
103.8 - Dubai Eye radio station said this morning on its Business Breakfast program that Jack Romero, the former CEO, was dismissed due to the delays in getting the airline airborne. And according to officials in RAK the airline is aiming at a May 2007 launch with flights to India and Iran.
For the good of the airline and its employees, let us hope the new CEO, who is the number 3 CEO in 12 months, can be a true leader and captain of the ship in the months to come. With all the waves splashing through RAK Airways last year he will need some time to get warm in his seat.
To get a start-up airline into the air you need a strong CEO with in-depth knowledge of how the international aviation machinery works. If the CEO lacks this knowledge, he needs to rely on the professionality of his closest colleagues, the head of each department. If one of them fail to deliver, RAK airways will continue to limp into the future.