Kevin Johnston

Kevin Johnston is widely admired in the aviation industry as an authority on crisis communications and media relations. He is respected by national and international journalists reporting aviation.

He has managed United Airlines’ EMEAI media relations for more than 25 years, as well as communications for the Asia Pacific region more recently, and continues his association with the airline. He currently advises leading airline alliance, Star Alliance on corporate communications.

He was a member of the United team that handled media relations in the wake of 9/11 and has managed numerous industry issues and crisis during his career.

In addition to many other aviation accidents and incidents, his work with organisations as a speaker, advisor and trainer stretches across the globe, including the Middle East.

Kevin managed media relations for the British Airports Authority during the Heathrow Terminal 5 Public Inquiry. The inquiry lasted five years – the longest planning inquiry in UK history. It found in favour of Heathrow and Terminal 5 was built. He is the longest serving crisis comms director at global crisis management firm, Kenyon International Emergency Services.