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George Galanopoulos is a Greek-British commercial pilot and businessperson. He is best known as the co-founder of London Executive Aviation where he served as the managing director and then the CEO after being rebranded to Luxaviation UK. [1] He is a Board Member of The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA). [2]
Galanopoulous moved to Britain at age 20, to study computer science. [3]
Galanopoulos began his career in 1985 as a commercial pilot. [4] In 1996, Galanopoulos and Patrick Margetson-Rushmore co-founded London Executive Aviation, [5] [6] an air charter airline Headquartered at Stapleford Aerodrome near Romford, United Kingdom. [7] London Executive Aviation then operated a diverse fleet including, Beechcraft King Air 200 turboprop and the ultra-long-range Bombardier Global 6000. [8]
In May 2014, Luxembourg-based, Luxaviation Group acquired a 70% stake in London Executive Aviation which rebranded to Luxaviation UK as a part of the deal, while the founders retained a 30% share in the company. [9] [10] [11] [12] Galanopoulos continued in his position as the managing director of Luxaviation UK. [7] [13] In May 2020, Rushmore retired from his CEO position due to health issues and Galanopoulos became the CEO of Luxaviation UK. [10] [11] [14] After joining Luxaviation Group, Galanopoulos was appointed as the European head of charter for the group. [8] [15]
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