The Air League
Claire MacAleese currently serves as the Chief Communications Officer at Thakeham Group since November 2022 and has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees at The Air League since September 2019. Previous experience includes roles as Communications Director for Europe & Israel and for the UK & Ireland at Boeing from 2018 to November 2022. At Bechtel Corporation, from June 2013 to June 2018, Claire held the position of Global Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications for the Infrastructure Business Unit. Other noteworthy positions include Director at COGITAMUS LIMITED, Communications and Public Affairs Advisor at Leonardo, Special Advisor to the Secretary of State at the Department for Transport in the UK, and Head of External Relations at Leonardo. Claire's career began with a focus on corporate relations and events at The Labour Party from 2002 to 2005. Claire holds a BA Hons degree in Politics from the University of Liverpool.
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The Air League
Founded in 1909, the Air League is the UK’s leading aviation and aerospace charity with a vision focused on changing lives through aviation. It breaks down the barriers into these industries through its scholarships and outreach programmes. The Air League not only inspires, enables, and supports the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals from all backgrounds across the UK through its outreach schemes, but uses these programmes as a catalyst to spark the inspiration and realisation that opportunities and possibilities are accessible to anyone. Each year thousands of individuals around the UK benefit from Air League support, including disadvantaged youngsters and wounded and injured servicemen and women. Equally important is ensuring this next generation of aviation and aerospace leaders are at the forefront of developing greener and more sustainable technologies as the UK works towards a net-zero future. The Air League also supports the UK’s aviation and aerospace industries through the Air League in Parliament and position papers which articulate the advanced technologies and crucial industry skills which are vital to the economic success of the UK. The Air League’s annual programme of events and lectures provide members with insight across a broad spectrum of subjects and a unique networking opportunity. The Air League’s core values underpin the broad endeavour of the organisation that were set out by its founders over 110 year ago and how, today it encourages its beneficiaries and works with its partners to deliver enduring benefits to the United Kingdom through aviation and aerospace.