A former corporate counsel and in-house leader for some of the world’s most prominent companies, including The Coca-Cola Co., Time Warner Inc. and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., has joined the aviation industry as the first ever chief legal officer for Wheels Up. 

Laura Heltebran arrives at the New York-based on-demand private charter jet firm during an interesting and tumultuous time for the air travel industry, which is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.