Cossey played a key role shaping the UK charter airline industry in the late 1970s and 1980s, and was instrumental in turning Air Europe into one of the most successful leisure airlines of its era.
A former Dan-Air executive, he brought industry experience to the new airline and played a major role in designing the airline’s business model, fleet strategy and commercial approach.
Air Europe was the main supplier of charter seats to Intasun Leisure, which grew during the 1980s to become the UK's second-largest package tour operator after Thomson Travel Group.
