Launch delays has led to the replacement of RAK Airways chief executive. Jack Romero, who joined the new Ras Al Khaimah company in May last, has been asked to quit following several delays to its start of commercial flights.

The airline had scheduled he launch of operations in January, but now it has been put off till April. With plans not taking shape as expected , Romero was shown the door, said a report quoting RAK Airways managing director Khater Massaad.

The sacking followed the hiring of Kishu Tekchandani to replace Romero, said a report. The Indian businessman is reported to be having long-standing ties to the aviation sector as well as more recent ties to Ras Al Khaimah. Tekchandani who had earlier worked in airport management and operations for the International Airports Authority of India, was one of its directors too. He had also charted out a feasibility study for the development of Ras Al Khaimah's aviation industry back in 2005.

With Jack Romero having been shown the door, addressing the launch delays would be a priority area for RAK and Tekchandani now. RAK Air had only recently got its airline operator's license from the UAE government, and has yet to procure its second airplane.