Jet Linx has appointed Brian Walker as director of acquisition strategy and partnerships. He previously served as Jet Linx's director of flight coordination, and in this new role will be responsible for enhancing and developing the company's industry and community partnerships.

"Following his many years of success and consequential contributions to the company, we are delighted to welcome Brian into his new role with Jet Linx," says president and CEO Jamie Walker. "Given his vast industry experience and extensive working knowledge of Jet Linx, Brian is the perfect leader to continue building our relationships with key industry partners as we establish and mature pathway programmes for crew and non-crew positions. This role will be critical as we pursue new ways to support and nurture the next generation of aviators, and we look forward to Brian's future accomplishments."

Walker has more than 26 years of experience in the private aviation industry, including three years with Jet Linx. Upon joining as the director of flight coordination in 2019, he oversaw a restructuring of the department to improve efficiency, accountability and communication across flight planning, flight following and international flight teams. His passion and dedication earned him Jet Linx's 2019 Supply the High Grand Prize award, an honour bestowed upon team members for their demonstration of the company's core values. Walker began his career in aviation as a dispatcher for Delta/Comair before joining TMC Jets as the operations command centre director.

Among the partnerships Walker will support in his new role are Destination 225°, a pathway programme created in partnership with Southwest Airlines as a career lifecycle solution for pilots; the Omaha Burke High School Air and Space Academy (BASA), which provides local students with access to internships, mentorships and pipelines to aviation careers at Jet Linx; and a recently-launched partnership with US flight school ATP, to offer expanded career opportunities for ATP students and flight instructors.

"I am honoured to assume the role of director of acquisition strategy and partnerships and continue supporting the growth and expansion of Jet Linx's aviation and industry partnership programmes," says Walker. "Jet Linx is deeply dedicated to supporting students who represent the future of the aviation industry and recognises the importance of creating programmes that benefit our industry as a whole. I'm excited to continue contributing to Jet Linx's overall success and growth in this new capacity."