George Galanopoulos is a Greek-British commercial pilot and businessperson. He is best known as the co-founder of London Executive Aviation where he served as the managing director and then the CEO after being rebranded to Luxaviation UK.[1] He is a Board Member of The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA).[2]
Early life
Galanopoulous moved to Britain at age 20 to study computer science.[3]
In May 2014, Luxembourg-based, Luxaviation Group acquired a 70% stake in London Executive Aviation which rebranded to Luxaviation UK as a part of the deal, while the founders retained a 30% share in the company.[9][10][11][12] Galanopoulos continued in his position as the managing director of Luxaviation UK.[7][13] In May 2020, Rushmore retired from his CEO position due to health issues and Galanopoulos became the CEO of Luxaviation UK.[10][11][14] After joining Luxaviation Group, Galanopoulos was appointed as the European head of charter for the group.[8][15]
