Where did the chief executive of the 8th busiest airport in Europe start his career in industry?
Stewart Wingate Stewart Wingate is the chief executive of Gatwick Airport. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, where he left school at 16 to pursue a career in industry at Black and Decker. During his time at Black & Decker he attended university, graduating from Northumbria University with a degree in electrical and electronic engineering, and then from Newcastle University with an MBA.
Linxair Linxair was a business airline based in Slovenia. It was established and started operations in 1999 at its base, Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU). Linxair was the fastest growing aviation company in Slovenian history and biggest business aviation operator in the area of former Yugoslavia. Due to financial difficulties which started in 2009 the company declared bankruptcy in 2014. Shortly before bankruptcy the company headquarters were moved from Ljubljana to Slovenj Gradec. Small part of fleet continued operation under another operator SiAvia.