Wolfgang Grimus, 45, joins airberlin as the company’s new Head of Network Planning and Development on 1 May 2011. Grimus, originally from Austria, graduated from the Amstetten Commercial Academy and is completing an executive MBA by Danube University Krems. Grimus started his professional career at Austrian Airlines in 1985, initially in the Finance department and later in Marketing. In 1994, he moved to Lauda Air as Head of Route Development and, two years later, was appointed Director Network Management.
He returned to Austrian Airlines in 2001 as Head of Network Planning. Grimus subsequently gained a year’s experience as Head of Market Research before being named as Head of Network Development Eastern Europe & Austria. From 2006 to 2010, Grimus was responsible for Central & Eastern Europe at Austrian Airlines in his role as Director Commercial Passenger Division.
In his new role, Grimus will report to Christian Peter, Director for Route Management, who is responsible for route planning and revenue management. Peter had the following to say: “I am delighted to welcome Wolfgang Grimus. He is an acknowledged expert in route planning and development and his skills will further strengthen the route management team.”
airberlin is Germany’s second largest airline. The company has a workforce of 8,900 employees. In 2010 alone, airberlin received over 10 awards for service and quality. The fleet comprises 169 aircraft with an average age of five years, making it one of the most modern fleets in Europe. The airline’s state-of-the-art jets are highly fuel efficient, which contributes toward a long-term reduction in pollution emissions from aircraft. As one of the major European airlines, airberlin currently flies to 163 destinations in 39 countries. In 2010, the airline carried 33.6 million passengers. airberlin has signed up for membership to the global airline alliance oneworld® and is expected to become a full member at the start of 2012. airberlin has been offering flights under codeshare agreements with American Airlines and Finnair since November 2010.
