US Airways (NYSE: LCC) today announced two new executive
appointments in its Information Technologies group. Approved earlier
today by the airline's board of directors, Alan Ferayorni has been
named vice president, IT infrastructure and Kevin Riccoboni has been
named vice president, technology delivery for airline operations. Both
executives will report directly to Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer Joe Beery.
"We couldn't be more pleased to have Al and Kevin join our team,"
said Beery. "The technology support needs of an airline our size are
vast and the complexity of our systems cannot be overstated. Both Al
and Kevin bring the necessary breadth and depth to help lead the IT
team as we support our current technology and explore future
applications that support our key company objectives surrounding
improved reliability and convenience."
Background on Alan Ferayorni
Ferayorni will oversee IT infrastructure, which includes
approximately 18,000 personal computers and the airline's self service
check-in kiosks. He will also oversee the airline's mainframe server
environment and all data center operation and support functions.
"Information technology systems touch every area of our business
and are critical to the reliable operation of our airline and the
convenience of our customers," Beery said. "Alan has extensive
experience tying technology to the business needs of large
organizations, and we are delighted to welcome him to US Airways."
Ferayorni, 57, has 35 years of IT experience and joins US Airways
from Motorola where he was senior director, information technology
(corporate group). He holds a Master of Business Administration from
Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from
St. John's University in New York City.
Background on Kevin Riccoboni
Riccoboni's position consolidates US Airways' software
development, and support for all of the operations systems, under one
individual.
"Kevin has done an outstanding job overseeing operationally
critical and complicated assignments, most recently coordinating all
of our systems integration work over the past two years as we moved to
a single operating certificate," Beery said. "In his new role, Kevin
will lead initiatives to develop and deploy new technology to our
operational group, which includes crew resources, airport automation,
technical operations and reservations."
Riccoboni, 46, joined the airline in 2001 as director, business
technology delivery, supporting the technical operations and safety
organizations. In June 2004, he was promoted to managing director,
business technology delivery, supporting US Airways technical
operations, safety, flight operations, in-flight and crew resources
organizations.
Riccoboni spent 18 years at Motorola serving in various managerial
positions within manufacturing and information systems in that
company's semiconductor sector. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Information Systems from Western International University in
Phoenix.
Company Background
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more
than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways
Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per
day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe,
the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways is a member of the Star
Alliance network, which offers our customers 17,000 daily flights to
897 destinations in 160 countries worldwide. This press release and
additional information on US Airways can be found at
www.usairways.com. (LCCG)
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