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A woman excels in the skies; Carolyn McCall of Easyjet

For five whole years, since 2010, against the adversities of the sector, terrorist attacks, especially the crash of Russia's aircraft after takeoff from a tourist resort of the Red Sea, she has been fighting to support the credibility of the company, the largest low-cost carrier after RyanAir.

It would be really difficult for b (sir Stelios), the entrepreneur and visionary of aviation, to imagine what happened in 2015.

That a businesswoman would lead Easyjet in its international destinies with a “firm business hand”.

Because Carolyn McCall worthily earned titles in Britain such as the National Business Award, for the unique upward course of the company.

For five whole years, since 2010, against the adversities of the sector, terrorist attacks, especially the crash of Russia’s aircraft after takeoff from a tourist resort of the Red Sea, she has been fighting to support the credibility of the company, the largest low-cost carrier after RyanAir.

And what mainly proves the stuff that she is made of, is that without knowing in detail the causes that brought down the Russian aircraft, she created a chain of empty leg flights for 15 days, for the area of Sharm el-Sheikh, in order to salvage and repatriate more than 4,500 trapped passengers.

The very interesting thing is that after the peculiar fall of Germanwings’ A320, she managed in half a year to concentrate experiences of many years.

Volcanic eruptions, occasional oil price increases.

So, a woman who came from the Media, was able to turn Easyjet into a company that its arrivals and departures from all the low-cost airports where it flies, are executed with meticulous time precision.

The stock of the company took off as well, gaining more than 250% in value.

At the same, Sir Stelios, being the minority shareholder during the recent years, simultaneously expressed harsh criticism towards the management and the Board of Directors for their large wage increases and Bonuses, the dividends they distributed and continuous purchase of new aircraft, including mass radical changes in the types used by the airline.

Continuous conflicts, which today seem to be smoothened, since during the ceremony for the 20 year anniversary since the founding of Easy, they both sat and ate together, discussed, agreed and made plans for new “flights”.

British Prime Minister D. Cameron who considers the Prize gained by McCall as the most prestigious of the British Commonwealth, is not at all mistaken.

Because the course of this woman proves steadily, substantially and judging from the results, that is a woman of character, dynamic, visionary.

A woman that will justifiably leave her mark in the aviation industry.

Emmanuel A. Gyzis is managing partner of Emmanuel A. Gyzis & Associates Law Offices.

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