Mr Sean Donohue | Chief Operations Officer
Virgin Australia

Appointed to the role on 25 October 2010. Sean oversees the Virgin Australia Airlines’ Operations Division encompassing Engineering Operations, Ground Operations, Flight Operations, Cabin Crew Operations, Group Flight Standards, Operations Planning, Catering Services, and Safety Systems. He is also responsible for the new Regional ATR Aircraft Operations, Corporate Facilities, Property and Group Sustainability. In addition, Sean is responsible for the operations of Virgin Australia NZ, the Group’s New Zealand carrier. Sean brings more than 25 years of airline and operational experience to the role. Sean has held many senior roles at United Airlines including Senior Vice President Global Operations; Vice President, United Express, “Ted” and World-wide Operational Performance; Vice President North American Sales; and Managing Director New York. His immediate last role was Chief Executive Officer, Designate, for a global private group bidding on the privatisation of Midway Airport in Chicago.