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New Chair of Borealis Alliance Board

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14-12-2018

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Released: December 2018 


Palsson-and-RolfeThe Borealis Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Ásgeir Pálsson, Director of Air Navigation Services at the Icelandic Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Isavia, as its new Chair of the Board. Mr Pálsson succeeds the previous Chair, Mr Martin Rolfe, Chief Executive Officer of the UK ANSP, NATS, who is stepping down at the end of his term of office.

Mr Pálsson will Chair the Borealis Alliance Board for a term of 18 months and will work alongside the Alliance Executive Management Team, supporting the Borealis Alliance Vision; “To be the leading ANSP Alliance that enables its Members to drive better performance for stakeholders through business collaboration”.

Asgeir Pálsson joined the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration in 1975 as an air traffic controller, has been Director of Air Navigation Services at Isavia since its formation in 2010 and prior to that Director ATS at the Icelandic CAA since 1995. He has been a member of the Borealis Alliance Board since the formation of the Alliance in 2012.



Notes to editors

Formed in 2012, the Alliance is a voluntary collaboration between the ANSPs of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Its vision is to be the leading ANSP Alliance that enables its members to drive better performance for stakeholders through business collaboration.

Its main initiative is the Borealis Free Route Airspace programme, an award-winning initiative which will enable airline and business aviation customers to plan and take the most cost effective, fuel efficient and timely routes across the entire airspace managed by Borealis members saving time, money and fuel.

More information can be found at www.borealis.aero. 




// December 2018 //


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