Sharjah-based Air Arabia, a leading low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa region, has appointed Andrew Littledale as its new chief financial officer.

He replaces Paul Suckling who announced his retirement on December 31 after contributing immensely to the budget airline over the last 11 years, said Air Arabia in a statement.

Suckling will however continue playing his non-executive roles within the group including as board member in Air Arabia Maroc and Cozmo Travel.

Littledale, who joined Air Arabia last October, has several years of experience in the low-cost carrier sector having worked most recently with Air Asia, it stated.

Since his joining the Emirati airline, Littledale had been working closely with Suckling for a smooth handover, it added.-TradeArabia News Service