Martin Gauss, the former CEO of airBaltic, will become Gulf Air's chief executive on Nov. 4, 2025, succeeding Jeffrey Goh. The appointment marks a major leadership change for Bahrain's flag carrier as it advances a network rebuild and prepares to resume international services.
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The appointment comes as Gulf Air prepares a strategic network rebuild and the planned restart of scheduled US services in early 4Q25; Gauss will take the helm ahead of that relaunch (see Gulf Air's planned US resumption: https://hype.aero/?story=ea2ed942-a3e9-474d-819c-10437761a5d5).
Gulf Air is executing fleet and expansion moves—including Bahrain's recent plan to buy 12 Boeing jets—that will require executive oversight on procurement and network deployment as the new CEO assumes responsibility (see Bahrain to buy 12 Boeing jets: https://hype.aero/?story=3256a5a4-ce08-49d0-9418-63eae0e5b950).
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(DE) Martin Gauss appointed CEO of Gulf Air • airliners.de
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Gulf Air Appoints Former airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss To Lead Company • One Mile at a Time
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