SAO PAULO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's Gol Linhas Aereas

said on Thursday that Andre Fehlauer will take over

as chief executive in September, succeeding Celso Ferrer, who

will step down on August 31.

* Fehlauer returns to Gol after previously spending eight

years with the group, including as CEO of Smiles in Brazil and

Argentina, the airline said

* Ferrer has led Gol since 2022, and is capping a career of

more than 20 years at the company

* He oversaw the airline's restructuring efforts and

integration with Abra Group, the parent holding company which

also controls Colombia's Avianca

* Boeing ( BA ) announced earlier in the day that Ferrer

will become the company's head for Latin America and the

Caribbean, effective September 4