Jonathan Cheong

Jonathan Cheong is an accomplished aviation industry professional with extensive experience in business development and commercial strategies. As the Head of Aviation Business Development & Commercial at Adelaide Airport Limited since October 2015, Jonathan developed the Flight Track to Growth Strategy Paper in response to Covid-19 and successfully introduced 11 new domestic routes and one regional route. Previously, as an Aviation Business Development Analyst at Sydney Airport, Jonathan created route proposals to enhance capacity volumes. Jonathan also held roles at World Aviation Systems, where responsibilities included managing Virgin Atlantic's offline markets in South East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and optimizing route frequencies for Sichuan Airlines between Australia and China. Early career experience at Aspirion involved developing comprehensive charter cost models for negotiations in the aviation sector. Jonathan holds a Master of Science and Technology in Aviation Management and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering from UNSW.