Chief Executive Officer
Smart Green Aviation Group
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Chief Executive Officer
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Needham, Massachusetts, United States
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John Thomas previously worked as Board Member at Pivot Holding Company Canada Inc. and Director Board Of Directors at Icelandair Group. John Thomas holds Mba, Strategy And Finance from Macquarie Graduate School Of Management (Mgsm).
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About John Thomas
Highly respected, value-creating and innovation-oriented global aviation leader with over four decades of hands-on experience .Launched his first regional airline in the late 1970s in Australia. Launched WMA in 2008 as business jet operator.CEO of Virgin Australia Airlines, carrying >20M pax/year ~US$4B turnover and >6,000 employees. While at Virgin he initiated successful turnaround reducing costs by >$350M/year while increasing premium market share and overall revenues through the introduction of new products (e.g., first domestic premium economy, WiFi etc.)As Head of Global Aviation at L.E.K. Consulting, was trusted partner and senior advisor to many of the world’s leading airlines including advising United Airlines through Chapter 11 (and subsequent United/Continental Airlines merger); the mergers between Delta and Northwest Airlines, and Alaska and Virgin America; successful turnarounds of Thai Airways and Philippine Airlines; and sales force restructuring for British Airways, Qantas and Cathay Pacific that became industry standard;Created the ‘airline ancillary revenue’ cash stream that now earns $20+B annually for the US airline industry and that was credited with saving the US Airline IndustryEstablished successful highly lucrative JV commercial arrangements between major airlines (e.g., Delta/Virgin Atlantic, Delta/AeroMexico)Enhanced the profitability of Delta and United Frequent Flyer programs by changing basis of accrual from miles to revenueServes on Boards of Icelandair and SkyService (largest corporate aviation provider in Canada); Chair of both Health & Safety Committees
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20 roles · 49 years
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Board Member
Current
Pivot Holding Company Canada Inc.
Holding company for Pivot Airlines (previously Air Georgian), a 30 year old airline that under prior CPA arrangements operated over 200 flights a day in CRJ200s. Excited to be involved in building this phenomenal airline back to its past strength
Jun 2024 - Present
Chief Executive Officer
Current
Smart Green Aviation Group
SGA is dedicated to leading the decarbonization of the global airline industry with the transition from turboprops to electric hydrogen powered ATR72s to clean up the regional airline market that in the US alone accounts for ~25% of passengers. Further accelerating the transition with on-airport hydrogen production plants that provide greater control of.
Mar 2024 - Present
Director Board Of Directors
CurrentChair Health and Safety CommitteeMember Audit Committee
Mar 2020 - Present
Advisor
Current
Jul 2020 - Present
Ceo
CurrentFAA Pt 135 Jet Charter operation serving Boston and New England with owned and managed aircraft. Currently launching FAA Pt 121 airline under Connect Airlines brand with environmentally friendly Q400 turboprop aircraft into Downtown Toronto City Airport initially from PHL and ORD. Plans to be first zero emission airline in North America in partnership with.
May 2008 - Present
President
Established and operate a Part 135 corporate jet charter operation as well as ab-initio pilot training operation (through Waltzing Matilda Training)
Jan 2008 - Aug 2016
Board Member
Skyservice Investments Inc.
Board Member at the largest B&GA services company in Canada with a network of FBOs across Canada's key markets and Canada's largest fleet of managed corporate jet aircraft. Chair of Health and Safety Committee
Nov 2018 - Jul 2024
Senior Advisor
Atm Consultants Group
Jul 2020 - May 2022
Executive Vice Chairman Of The Board
Nov 2018 - May 2020
Advisory Board Member
#1 company in Operational Excellence for the global aviation industry. https://www.passur.com/
Apr 2018 - May 2020
Member Of The Advisory Board
Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners Gp
Terminal operator for the fantastic Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (CYTZ) - the best way to get to downtown Toronto
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019
Group Executive
Overall responsibility for the Virgin Australia domestic and international airlines carrying over 24 million passengers per year on a fleet of over 100 aircraft. Accountable Executive for all AOCs under Virgin Australia brand.
Sep 2016 - Sep 2017
Managing Director
Global Head of Aviation Practice and Asia-Pacific Regional Head- Consulting to the major airlines around the world- Led introduction of ancillary revenues to the US airline industry- Active in US airline industry consolidation- Active in transformation of FFPs around the world- Active in establishing and negotiating highly successful immunized airline JVs.
Jan 1990 - Sep 2016
Associate
Strategy Projects in Retail Banking, Building Products, Consumer Products, Telecommunications and Oil & Gas
Oct 1987 - Jan 1990
1983 - 1986
~3 yrs
State Accountant Vic/Tas
Ampol
Financial Controller for largest division of major Australian petroleum retailer
1982 - 1983
~1 yr
Cfo
Milton Bradley Australia
Set up finance function for newly established Australian division of international toy company
1982 - 1982
Product Manager
Edward H O'Brien
Established new directory product for largest producer of Yellow Pages in Australia
1981 - 1982
~1 yr
Ceo
T Thomas Air Transport Systems
Established and operated a commuter, charter and integrated tour operator in Australia both for domestic and inbound tourism market
1977 - 1982
~5 yrs
6 education records
John Thomas education
Mba, Strategy And Finance
Macquarie Graduate School Of Management (Mgsm)
Mba, Strategy And Finance
Insead
Diploma, Corporate Governance, Organizational Design
Institute Of Chartered Secretaries And Adminstrators
Diploma, Securities Trading (Including Valuations)
Securities Institute Of Australia
Cpa, Certified Public Accountant
Australian Society Of Certified Public Accountants
Bcomm, Accounting And Financial Management
Unsw
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John Thomas works for Smart Green Aviation Group.
What is John Thomas's role at Smart Green Aviation Group?
John Thomas is listed as Chief Executive Officer at Smart Green Aviation Group.
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John Thomas is based in Needham, Massachusetts, United States while working with Smart Green Aviation Group.
What companies has John Thomas worked for?
John Thomas has worked for Smart Green Aviation Group, Pivot Holding Company Canada Inc., Icelandair Group, Spike Aerospace, Inc., and Waltzing Matilda Aviation.
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John Thomas holds Mba, Strategy And Finance from Macquarie Graduate School Of Management (Mgsm).
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