Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Approves Next CEO

The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board of Directors has approved Sean Donohue as the airport's next Chief Executive Officer.

Donohue is currently Chief Operating Officer of Virgin Australia, headquartered in Brisbane.

The new appointment is subject to execution of a definitive employment contract and Donohue is expected to assume the DFW role in October.

Donohue brings with him more than 25 years of airline and operational experience to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

He will succeed Jeffrey P. Fegan, who announced his retirement in January after 29 years of service, the last 19 as Chief Executive Officer.

"The DFW Board faces one of the most important decisions in its history in choosing a successor to Jeff Fegan," said Robert Hsueh, Chairman of the DFW Airport Board of Directors. "In selecting Sean Donohue, the Board realized that he embodies the visionary qualities and leadership we value in the chief executive role for the Airport."