Fusion Airways Announces Staffing, Operational Changes

Several key executives will take new positions in management at the three year old airline.Press Contact: bcosgrove(a t)fusionairways(d o t)com San Mateo, CA March 2, 2012 (PRWEB) -- In the first press release in several months, San Francisco based Fusion Airways announced several key staffing changes to set the airline up for success in the coming year. Jordan Greene, Ed McCoy, Joe Wagner and Andrew Reynolds have all resigned their posts at Fusion Airways to work on another project in the Virtual Airline community. Mr. Greene, a founding member of Fusion Airways, will remain as an active and voting member of the Fusion Airways Board of Directors. With these changes, Bobby Cosgrove, Fusion's long standing President and Chief Operating Officer has been promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer. His goals will be to streamline the airline's operation during 2012, setting the airline up for greater success and hiring and retraining potential crew members. The new corporate team will be lead into 2012 by four corporate goals for the airline's Flightplan 2012 including: (1) Developing the Most Realistic Airline in the Virtual Aviation Industry, (2) Building an Airline that is Profitable and Reliable, (3) Being the Best Virtual Airline for Employees and (4) Building a Global Route Network. "With our smaller management, Fusion Airways is poised for success with new perspectives on where the airline is headed. I am confident it will be a great year for Fusion Airways." Bobby Cosgrove said Friday. Fusion Airways was also pleased to announce that the current Director of Flight Crew Standards and Training, Rex King, will be taking a vacancy as the Executive Vice President of Flight Operations and Planning. Rex will be in charge of the day to day operations of the airline and will be responsible for the airline's scheduling operation. Current Vice President of Human Resources, Zeke Elias, will be promoted to Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Public Affairs. Zeke's department will now oversee Flight Crew Standards, Hiring and Training.With these positions being created, Fusion Airways is currently accepting applications for several management positions within the three year old, award winning airline. Interested applicants can find an application at www.fusionairways.com/hr/index_new.php?content=openstaff and applicants that are interested in becoming pilots can visit http://join.fusionairways.com. Limited operational changes were discussed during the press conference today however Fusion Airways has confirmed that they will place their McDonnell Douglas MD-11F and Boeing 757 aircraft that are used for exclusive Cargo Operations into long-term storage while the airline refines its domestic and international passenger operations. These changes will take place immediately, with more changes being announced soon.---About Fusion Airways Fusion Airways (ICAO: FUS, IATA: F4, Call-Sign: "Rip-Tide") is the premier virtual air carrier based in San Francisco, California. Fusion Airways is the only San Francisco based luxury air carrier, with lie-flat seats in Fusion's widebody aircraft and a plethora of legroom throughout Business and Coach class. Fusion offers a state-of-the-art in In-flight Entertainment System, Zoom!, featuring 25 channels of DirecTV, countless channels of XM Satellite Radio and three channels of monthly featured films in every seatback of their Boeing 737, 757, 767 and Fusion Connection Embraer 145 aircraft. Fusion also operates a wholly owned cargo operation, Fusion Cargo, which provides global logistical support to cities worldwide with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft. In addition to customer amenities, Fusion employs the latest in website technology including a state-of-the-art flight dispatch and financial tracking system as well as industry leading ACARS, seniority based bidding and dynamic fleet tracking. For more in-depth information regarding Fusion Airways visit Fusion's website at http://www.fusionairways.com. For information on virtual piloting careers with Fusion Airways visit http://join.fusionairways.com. About Opulent Holdings The Holding Company for San Francisco based air carrier Fusion Airways, Opulent Holdings is a virtual corporation based in White Plains, New York. Opulent Holdings is traded on the vNYSE under the symbol "OPU." More information about Opulent Holdings is available at Fusion Airways' website at http://www.fusionairways.com.