Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
has strengthened its management team with the appointment of seasoned aviation
management professional, Mr David Solloway.
Mr Solloway takes up the position of General Manager
- North America, reporting to Fritz Blayney, Senior Vice President - North America. Solloway is primarily responsible for
providing strategic leadership to regional staff to achieve established revenue targets,
passenger goals, and service standards.
Based in Vancouver Mr. Solloway will
serve as company representative to civic and community organizations, as well as involvement with government affairs relating to the
airline.
Mr Solloway has a plethora of international aviation management experience, most recently
serving as the director of marketing for Sangster International Airport, at Montego Bay in
Jamaica. Prior to that he worked in a variety of positions at United Airlines over eight years – traveling
the globe as the airline’s general manager in New Delhi, India; the divisional manager of
marketing and sales in Hong Kong, as well as general manager in Hong Kong; and as
general manager, Thailand / Indochina in Bangkok, Thailand. For nine years preceding that, Mr Solloway worked for Canadian Airlines International, in
similar senior management roles based in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore.
Mr Solloway has affiliation with many professional organizations, including the Jamaica
Hotel and Tourist Association in Jamaica; Rotary, and the Canadian Institute of Mortgage
Brokers and Lenders in Vancouver; he was chairman of the Travel Industry Association of
America in India; chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; and vice-chairman of
the Board of Airlines Representatives - both in Hong Kong. He also sat on the board of directors for the Hong Kong Government Aviation Security
Council. Mr Solloway is a Canadian citizen with an Associate of Arts – Commerce, Marketing, Retail
Merchandising from Douglas College, Richmond, BC.
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