United Continental Holdings has appointed Greg Hart as its new executive vice president and chief operations officer.
He succeeds Pete McDonald, who is retiring after nearly 45 years with United.
In his new position, Hart will be responsible for airport operations, cargo, technical operations, network operations, flight operations, in flight service, safety and food services.
Hart previously served as United’s senior vice president of technical operations. He earlier held the role of senior vice president network.
He joined the airline in 1997 and held various leadership positions including vice president of network strategy, staff vice president of domestic scheduling and managing director of corporate development.
