{"id":22705,"date":"2022-07-11T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T13:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22705"},"modified":"2022-07-11T13:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T13:58:17","slug":"james-kesler-named-chief-operations-officer-at-ontario-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/california\/james-kesler-named-chief-operations-officer-at-ontario-international-airport\/%20","title":{"rendered":"James Kesler Named Chief Operations Officer at Ontario International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ontario International Airport (ONT) announced the\nappointment of James Kesler as Chief Operations Officer, a position intended to\nstrengthen the airport&#8217;s strategic and business development initiatives,\nrevenue generation endeavors and innovation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/James_Kesler_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22706\" width=\"178\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/James_Kesler_Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/James_Kesler_Headshot-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><figcaption><em>James Kesler has been named Chief Operations Officer at Ontario International Airport.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A resident of nearby Chino, Kesler has served the Southern\nCalifornia gateway in a consulting capacity since the airport&#8217;s transfer from\nthe City of Los Angeles to a joint authority of the City of Ontario and San\nBernardino County in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;James is well-known and highly respected among our\ncommissioners, staff and airline partners,&#8221; said Atif Elkadi, Chief\nExecutive Officer of the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA).\n&#8220;James&#8217;s experience and depth of knowledge have been critical to our\nairport&#8217;s success since the transfer to local ownership and his ongoing work\nwill be vital to Ontario International&#8217;s position as an economic driver for\nSouthern California as we move forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his consulting role, Kesler helped bring Amazon to ONT as\nan air cargo tenant, increased real estate revenue by more than $3.5 million\nand played a leading role in attracting new airline passenger service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am honored to work with so many people who are\npassionate about creating a dynamic international aviation gateway in the\nInland Empire,&#8221; Kesler said. &#8220;I firmly believe my background as an\ninnovator and problem solver will be invaluable to achieving success for our\nairport, tenant airlines and other business partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Utah native, Kesler earned a Bachelor of Science degree in\nmechanical engineering from Brigham Young University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario International Airport (ONT) announced the appointment of James Kesler as Chief Operations Officer, a position intended to strengthen the airport&#8217;s strategic and business development initiatives, revenue generation endeavors and innovation efforts. 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