Bruno Delile has been appointed to the role of executive vice president, long-haul operations with Air France.

He will also sit on Air France’s Executive Committee.

Delile, 53, holds an École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA) engineering diploma and is a graduate of ESSEC business school.

He brings more than 25 years of experience in the aeronautical industry to this new role, having held several positions in the field of maintenance, repair and overhaul at Air France-KLM.

During his time at Air France, Delile has undertaken roles including senior vice president fleet management at Air France-KLM and senior vice president fleet management at Air France.

Other notable roles include four years as senior vice president industrial and business development at Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, where he was responsible for managing the group’s joint marketing and sales organisation.

He also implemented and coordinated several international partnerships and joint ventures in Asia, the Middle East, the USA and Africa.
Delile previously also worked within the Snecma Group.