OLTION CARKAXHIJA

About OLTION CARKAXHIJA

Oltion Carkaxhija is an airline executive known for his expertise in corporate transformation, strategic planning, and competitiveness improvement. Since January 1, 2024, he has served as Executive Vice President in charge of Strategy and Transformation at Air France-KLM, following his previous role as Executive Vice President Transformation, which he held from October 2020. His current scope includes strategy execution, transformation programs, and initiatives aimed at improving the group’s operational and financial performance. Before joining Air France-KLM, Carkaxhija built his career at Air Canada, where he joined in 2008 as an analyst in the Finance Department. Over eight years, he held several positions before being appointed in 2016 as Director, Strategy, Network and Fleet Planning. This background gave him deep experience in airline economics, network design, fleet optimization, and capital allocation. He joined the Air France-KLM Group in September 2018 as VP Corporate Planning, with a particular focus on industrial relations and corporate planning. He was later promoted to SVP Group Transformation and then to Executive Vice President Transformation in October 2020, with a mandate to strengthen the group’s competitiveness. Public references indicate that his responsibilities have included reducing unit costs, driving operational modernization, and supporting large-scale organizational change across the group. Carkaxhija holds an MBA in International Business from Loyola College / Loyola University Maryland in the United States. His profile combines international education with hands-on leadership experience in two major North American and European airline groups, making him particularly strong in long-term strategy, cross-functional transformation, and performance management in complex listed-company environments.