Germany: Berlin's long-delayed airport names new CE

Engelbert Luetke Daldrup has been named CE of Berlin's much delayed new airport after the supervisory board decided to replace Karsten Muehlenfeld following a row over the firing of the project's construction head. Berlin mayor Michael Mueller said Monday that Daldrup, who was deputy minister for strategies for Berlin and airport policy in Berlin's regional govt, would succeed Muehlenfeld. The new international airport has been beset by delays caused by red tape and technical problems such as with smoke ventilation systems, cabling and the doors. In January, Muehlenfeld scrapped plans to open the airport at the end of 2017 and has yet to set a new date. Daldrup will be the third new CE for the troubled project since the departure of long-term head Rainer Schwarz in 2013. <br/>