Flybe Group plc announced that it has appointed Christine Ourmieres-Widener as its Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 16 January 2017. Christine has spent her entire career in the aviation and travel industries, with an initial background in engineering and aeronautics. Between 2010 and 2015, she was the CEO of Cityjet, and since then has been Chief Global Sales Officer for American Express Global Business Travel.

Simon Laffin will return to being Non-Executive Chairman when Christine joins the business.