Mike Chew new CEO of AISATS

NEW DELHI: AISATS, the ground handling joint venture between Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services, today announced the appointment of Mike Chew as its new chief executive officer.

Chew succeeds Willy Ko, who had been at the helm since April 2010, AISATS Airport Services Pvt Ltd said in a release.

Prior to his appointment as the AISATS CEO, Chew was serving as senior vice president at Delhi.

"I am privileged to be taking on this role at AISATS at a time when the civil aviation sector in India is poised to grow significantly. This will require world class airport services, which we are strongly poised to deliver on the back of our strong local and global experience in the business, and the use of cutting-edge technology," Chew said on his new assignment.

AISATS is a 50:50 joint venture between Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services.

Chew had moved to AISATS in June 2013 from Frankfurt where he was working as Director of airport services and reservation at Star Alliance.