Luce van Kempen is Head of Strategy & Sustainable Transformation at KLM Cityhopper (KLC) and part of the airline’s leadership team. She leads strategic programmes that strengthen operations and bring sustainability into everyday business decisions, with a strong focus on reducing emissions. Under her leadership, KLC has achieved nearly a 20 per cent reduction in CO₂ emissions per RTK since 2019. Today, she is steering the airline’s transition toward lower-emission regional aviation, focusing on scaling the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels and pioneering new approaches across flight, maintenance and ground operations.