Former Virgin Blue Airlines commercial chief, David Huttner, joined Nyras Ltd. London as Senior Vice in April 2010 integrationg Planely Spoken, an aviation and tourism consultancy he founded into Nyras.

David had previously spent nine years with the Virgin Group, initially with Virgin Express in Europe and latterly with Virgin Blue in Australia where he was part of the launch team.

After graduating from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1988, he began working life in the maritime and fuel industries, serving with a number of major companies in the US and the UAE. David joined Virgin Express in Brussels in 1996 as an MBA intern (gaining his degree at INSEAD in France) and rose through various positions to become Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing.

In 2000, he was appointed Head of Commercial for Virgin Blue, becoming one of the three founding officers of the Virgin Group’s new Australian venture. He went on to lead strategy and communications and, subsequently, international development for the carrier.

David has undertaken business consultancy projects for a range of major aviation industry clients, including various airlines, Navitaire, Macquarie Airports, Jersey Airports, Virgin Group and Oman Airports. He has also been commissioned to work on aviation issues for the IFC (World Bank Group). He also previously served on the Board of Directors of Vueling Airlines in Barcelona.