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Saxon Air | Alex Durand

Meet the people and organisations who as members of the AISB work collaboratively to shape the future of aviation skills

Alex Durand

AISB Member

Chief Executive Officer

My Role at Saxon Air

My role is CEO of Klyne Aviation Group, owning company of SaxonAir. I’m responsible for identifying and implementing the strategic growth of the business, and to ensure that this is responsible as well as profitable – sustainable in every sense of the word. I’m also Accountable Manager for the various operations so closely involved with each. I’m also responsible for looking after the talent we have and ensuring we and the industry have the talent needed in the future. We recognise that new technology developments create rapid changes that we need to respond to, but also to use our experience to shape for the better.

Saxon Air offers a range of service across business and general aviation. Core business includes offshore and general aviation passenger handling, and operating a range of jets, helicopters and training aircraft, including the world’s first certified electric aircraft. Additional work includes wider training, skills and careers outreach strategies.

What is the value of AISB membership to your organisation?

As the first business/general aviation member of AISB, it’s given us invaluable insights into the wider aviation industry we work in. It allows us to share our perspective, challenges and successes, but also to learn from a variety of other significant organisations.

We can bring an agility that larger organisations don’t have, but we can also learn from their rigour and resilience.

It’s rare for such a broad sector to speak with one voice, but with regulator government and regulator attendance we can do this.

Our experience of AISB is that it is outcome focussed, and we’ve enjoyed how all members are invited to collaborate on a range of issues. This has given us contacts with a range of experienced that we wouldn’t otherwise have access to.

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Attracting fresh talent is critical to aviation employer organisations so why not join us and bring your expertise to our conversations!

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