Wheels Up has named Rob Cords to a new role as executive v-p of fleet operations and infrastructure. He will report directly to company president Vinayak Hegde.
In the new role, Cords will lead all aspects of the private aviation membership and charter company’s fleet maintenance, fleet health and reliability, OEM relationships, corporate facilities and hangars, MRO and FBO services, and supply chain. Cords also will be a contributor to the company’s overall operations integration and fleet strategy.
He comes to the position from MRO Holdings, where he was president of the company that is an international provider of airframe and maintenance services. With more than 20 years of experience in aviation, Cords also previously served as president of airlines and fleets at StandardAero. Based in the Dallas area, Cords has a bachelor's degree in business from Indiana University and a master's in business from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
