Götz Ahmelmann appointed Chief Commercial Officer of airberlin

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airberlin has announced the appointment of Götz Ahmelmann as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).Götz Ahmelmann returns to the German carrier from Etihad Airways where, since 2015, he successfully implemented projects among the European Etihad Airways Partners. He will contribute his valuable international commercial experience to further the future growth of airberlin as a network carrier. Thomas […]

airberlin Adds More Aircraft to its Long-Haul Fleet

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airberlin is to add three wide-body Airbus 330-200 aircraft to its fleet as it builds towards its biggest long-haul summer flight schedule to the US. The new aircraft will join airberlin’s existing Airbus 330 fleet of 14 and boost capacity by nearly 1,000 passenger seats. The first of the 290-seater aircraft will come into operation […]

airberlin starts wet-lease deal with Lufthansa Group

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Three airberlin aircraft under the colours of Eurowings for the first time took off today from Hamburg to Manchester, Stuttgart and Nuremberg.Thomas Winkelmann, airberlin’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The wet-lease agreement with the Lufthansa Group is a significant milestone for airberlin by providing job security with ultimately 38 aircraft flying for the Lufthansa Group.” The […]

German regulator clears airBerlin-Lufthansa deal

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A wet-lease agreement planned by airberlin and the Lufthansa Group was approved unconditionally today by the German Federal Cartel Authority (Bundeskartellamt). Under the wet-lease agreement, airberlin will lease the aircraft to Lufthansa and its subsidiaries Eurowings and Austrian Airlines. Eurowings will take 33 of the aircraft, enabling it to phase out up to 20 older A320s, and Austrian Airlines will […]

airberlin to optimise its flight connectivity to Italy

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airberlin will optimise its flight times to Italy this summer and increase the frequency and capacity for important city connections as part of its new network strategy. The changes aim to improve connections of airberlin’s flights at its two hubs of Berlin-Tegel and Dusseldorf. The strategically important connections from Berlin-Tegel and Dusseldorf to Rome and […]

airberlin Board appoints new Chief Executive Officer

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airberlin has announced today that Thomas Winkelmann will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of airberlin group.Mr. Winkelmann will take over as CEO of Air Berlin PLC from 1 February, 2017, assuming full accountability for all group activities. He will succeed Stefan Pichler, who decided to leave the company after working for two years on […]

airberlin signs wet-lease agreement with Lufthansa Group

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The wet-lease agreement between airberlin and Lufthansa Group announced at the end of September 2016 was executed today.The German airline recently announced the sale of its share in NIKI to Etihad Airways. The wet-lease agreement is another milestone in the airline’s restructuring programme, paving the way for the establishment of a leaner corporate structure and […]

airberlin expands market leadership in Berlin-Tegel hub

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airberlin is increasing its services on major European routes for the forthcoming summer schedule, thereby continuing its realignment as a network carrier. The additional flights to and from Paris, Warsaw, Krakow and Tel Aviv will be connected to all airberlin’s domestic and European destinations as well as to and long-haul destinations via Berlin. “As part […]

airberlin sells its share in Niki to Etihad

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airberlin today announced the sale of its share in Niki to Etihad for a total consideration of 300 million euros. The divestment marks an important milestone in the implementation of the company’s restructuring plan announced in September. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Etihad will not majority own or effectively control Niki. Stefan Pichler, […]