Airline Leader Interview - Volaris

Enrique Beltranena has been CEO of Volaris since March 2006. Previously he worked as Grupo TACA’s chief operating officer, human resources and institutional relations vice president, cargo vice president and commercial director for Mexico and Central America. He also held the position of general director of Aviateca in Guatemala. Mr. Beltranena started his career in the aerospace industry in 1988. During the 1990s he was responsible for the commercial merger of Aviateca, Sahsa, Nica, Lacsa and TACA Peru, which consolidated them into a single management entity called Grupo TACA. In 2001, Mr. Beltranena led Grupo TACA’s complete restructuring as its chief operating officer. 

Mr. Beltranena was named to the Entrepreneur of The Year Hall of Fame in Monaco 2012 and Mexico 2011 after being nominated by Ernst & Young.