Blade Air Mobility has appointed Rémi Bouysset as CEO of Blade Europe.​​

During a career spanning 30 years in the travel, hospitality and luxury sectors, the France-born executive led international commercial teams at both Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Hogg Robinson Group France, before its acquisition by American Express in 2015. He then served as head of the global partners and charters division at luxury cruise line Ponant, where his work led to the doubling of its fleet. Most recently he served as CEO of Blade's helicopter operating partner in France and Monaco, the Monacair Group.

Blade Air Mobility president Melissa Tomkiel says: "I can't think of an executive better suited to help to aggressively grow Blade Europe than Rémi. His travel and hospitality experience, coupled with his recent role as CEO of our operating partner Monacair, will enable him to act quickly and decisively."

Blade Europe passengers can now enjoy helipad-side security clearance at Nice International airport in France, enabling helicopter fliers to connect directly to commercial flights at their departing gates, bypassing the general security screening queues at the airport. Bouysset says: "Blade already turns 90 minute drives into seven minute flights between cities in the South of France. The opening of this new security screening facility enables our helicopter passengers flying to Nice airport from departure points including Monaco, Cannes, St Tropez, Geneva and Courchevel to save even more time by connecting directly from the helipad landing zone to the departing gates of their commercial flights.

"The addition of this new helipad-side security screening not only enhances time savings and convenience for our passengers but also allows us to scale our airport transfer services as we transition to quiet, emission-free, electric vertical aircraft."

Blade Europe has also appointed Benoit Cocheteux, an experienced aviation and logistics executive, as its chief operating officer.

Blade Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blade Air Mobility. Through its operating partners Monacair and Héli Sécurité, it is the exclusive provider of year-round, daily, scheduled helicopter transfers between Nice airport and Monaco Heliport.It also provides flights throughout the South of France, Monaco, northern Italy, Switzerland and popular ski destinations in the Alps.