Governance
Mr. Girma Wake
Mr. Wake is a former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. He is an outstanding and globally respected airline industry executive who took Ethiopian Airlines to new heights when he was its CEO from 2004 to 2011. Mr. Wake returned to the airline in 2018 by joining its board of directors. He also served as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Rwandair until 2017.
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Board Members:
WAF’s Executive Committee:
Dr. Nasim Zaidi, President, 2021-2022
Mr. Girma Wake, First Vice President, 2021-2022
Mr. Jalal Haidar, Managing Director & Acting CEO
Mr. Vijay Poonoosamy, COO & Representative to ICAO, IATA and ACI
Captain Edward Davidson, Representative to the US National Transportation Safety Board
Captain Moh’d Aziz, Representative, MENA Region
Mr. Jan Philipp Goertz, Representative to the European Commission
Mr. David Soucie, Representative to the US FAA and EASA
Dr. Vahid Motevalli, Academic Affairs & the Aviation Human Capital Bank
Associates:
WAF Associates conduct policy analysis, research, and initiate professional discussion forums in collaboration with partners from government, industry, regional and international bodies and academia.
Article 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation:
The laws and regulations of a Contracting State as to the admission to or departure from its territory of passengers, crew, or cargo of aircraft, such as regulations relating to entry, clearance, immigration, passports, customs, and quarantine shall be complied with by or on behalf of such passengers, crew or cargo upon entrance into or departure from, or while within the territory of that State.
