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Marcus Niedermeyer appointed Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of AeroLogic
Niedermeyer heads AeroLogic as second managing director alongside Josef Moser
AeroLogic, the joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, officially has a new second Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer as of January 1, 2025. Marcus Niedermeyer will be responsible for Finance, Human Resources, IT and Administration, a position he has held on an interim basis since July 2024. He succeeds Katharina Prost, who held the position from October 2022 to July 2024. In addition to Niedermeyer, the management team also includes Josef Moser, who joined the company in January 2008 and has been Managing Director and Accountable Manager at AeroLogic since May 1, 2017.
Marcus Niedermeyer brings with him more than 29 years of professional experience both within and outside the Lufthansa Group. Before joining AeroLogic, Marcus Niedermeyer was most recently Managing Director of Air Mail Center Frankfurt GmbH from 2018 to June 2024. Prior to that, he held various management positions at Lufthansa Cargo.
Frank Bauer, Chief Financial Officer of Lufthansa Cargo, said: "We are delighted to welcome Marcus Niedermeyer as an experienced manager to AeroLogic. His extensive expertise and commitment will undoubtedly help to drive the company forward and strengthen AeroLogic's position in the market. As we look back on nearly 18 years of our joint venture, we are extremely proud of our shared accomplishments: safe, reliable and highly efficient flight operations and steady fleet growth for both partners. In the future, we will continue to build on the good cooperation in the joint venture and an excellent offer for our customers.
Travis Cobb, EVP Global Network Operations and Aviation at DHL Express, adds: "Aerologic is of great strategic importance to DHL Express. With Marcus Niedermeyer, we welcome back an experienced and accomplished expert to the ranks of Aerologic. We congratulate Marcus Niedermeyer on his new role and wish him the greatest possible success."
AeroLogic has been a joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo since 2007 and is based at the key freight hub of Leipzig. The start of joint operations dates back to summer 2009. Lufthansa Cargo currently markets the capacities of a total of 18 Boeing 777 freighters. Six of these aircraft have been chartered by AeroLogic and are also operated by AeroLogic crews, but under a Lufthansa Cargo codeshare flight number. In addition, the AeroLogic fleet currently includes 16 further Boeing 777F aircraft, which are operated on behalf of DHL.
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With revenue of 3.0 billion euros and a transport performance of 7.5 billion freight ton kilometers in 2023, Lufthansa Cargo is one of the world's leading companies in the transport of airfreight. The company currently employs around 4,150 people worldwide. Lufthansa Cargo's focus is on the airport-to-airport business. The route network covers around 300 destinations in more than 100 countries, using both freighter aircraft and cargo capacity from passenger aircraft operated by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines and SunExpress, as well as trucks. The majority of the cargo business is handled via Frankfurt Airport. Lufthansa Cargo is pursuing the goal of becoming the world's most environmentally friendly cargo airline. To achieve this, the company relies on state-of-the-art technologies and constant investments in the area of sustainability. In 2023, important milestones were reached, such as the investment in the continuous expansion of the B777F fleet, the expansion of short- and medium-haul networks with A321 freighters, and the continuation of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel program. In 2024, Lufthansa Cargo plans to successively equip its B777F fleet with Sharkskin technology, implement further digital services and contribute to reducing CO2 emissions through sustainable logistics solutions. Lufthansa Cargo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the specialist for the logistics business of the Lufthansa Group.
