Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
I am addicted to Condor Flugdienst GmbH and civil aviation since May 1st, 1969, when Mummy joined this incredible airline. Nowadays, my dearly beloved girlfriend and I both work hard for Condor's success. I am an admirer of Dr. Herbert Wendlik, who made Condor the most successful charter airline worldwide I've been on board Condor's first 747-230 D-ABYF "Fritz" flight for employees and family members from Frankfurt to Dinkelsbühl VOR and back to FRA before entry into commercial service in the early 70's (despite a severe fever, but I never would have missed it). The number on my car's licence plate still reads "747".
Awaiting my new challenge effective October 20, 2014
Introduction of 3 Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets, expannding network, increasing frequency on Rheintalflug's trunk route ACH-VIE. A small team, but highly professional and making up a superb little airline. Many good friends, and a good friend who left us much too early - Christoph Griensteidl. A bientôt, mon chef d'escadre! Ton amiral de flotte et ami Michael Rheintalflug was a "Team Lufthansa" member until it was sold by irs owners to Austrian Airlines in 2001.
Determining schedule requirements including departure times,capacity and frequency for all non-hub intra German services and routes to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg. Accountable for route profitability. Liaison with regional partmer airlines, e.g. Cimber Air, Augsburg Airways, Hamburg Airlines Contact Air amd Rheintalflug or potential regional partner airlines like OLT, RAS and LGW. Building "Team Lufthansa", the "Starlets Alliance". In case of any questions, you just had to ask "the team that knows everything", one colleague was "the man who is able to do everthing", and I was "allowed to do almost everything". FRA LG/D was a sensational team.
Scheduling of approx. 150 main line short haul aircraft and 50 regional jet and turboprop aircraft, Participation in 6 IATA schedule coordination conferences. Member of the network restructuring team headed by Ralf Teckentrup, now my CEO at Condor Flugdienst GmbH.
Single-handed responsibilty for Condor's ground operations manual (GOM) and for all Condor stations in Turkey, including AYT, which still is one of Condor's busiest and most successful destinations.
Extensive 3 years training programme for high school graduates at Frankfurt, Cologne and Lisbon, completed in January 1988 with the degree "Bachelor of Commercial Aviation (IHK)". Our most successful classmate of "L85 FRA": Harry Hohmeister, CEO of Swiss International Airlines and Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. In 2014, another classmate made the headlines: Ralf Schustereder has become Managing Director of Kassel-Calden Airport (KSF) on April 1st. Make it a success story, Ralf!