LOGANAIR has said it has launched a worldwide search for a new chief executive after Stewart Adams announced he would be stepping down.

The Glasgow-based airline, which operates 31 routes across Scotland’s Highlands and Islands and the UK, said Mr Adams would leave in April. Mr Adams joined Loganair in January 2013 from Singapore-based Tiger Airways.

Loganair said Mr Adams had led a company-wide initiative to improve the operational performance of the business in recent months.

Mr Adams said: “For personal reasons the time is now right for me to step down.”