In Indonesia,s airline world, Emirsyah Satar is something of a comeback-kid. He was once Garuda,s financial director from 1999 to 2003, returning to the state-owned airline company in 2005 as President and CEO. Emir was at that time among the youngest CEOs in the history of the airline industry in the Asia-Pacific.

Emir grew up in the finance industry, a background which many thought him incapable of reforming Garuda airlines. The company was bur