Pichler appointed Royal Jordanian CEO

Royal Jordanian Airlines has appointed Stefan Pichler as president and CEO from June, the airline announced May 28. Pichler, former CEO of airberlin, succeeds Suleiman Obeidat. RJ has had a succession of CEOs in recent years. Royal Jordanian chairman Said Darwazah noted Pichler’s three decades of airline industry experience, which has included spells as managing director at Fiji Airways and CEO at Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways. Pichler started his career in sales at Lufthansa, working his way up to become CCO of the German flag-carrier. Darwazah added that Pichler’s appointment followed a lengthy selection process by the airline’s board and that efforts were needed to increase both the airline’s revenues and competitiveness.<br/>