airberlin: Beate Kassner strengthens tourism department

As per 1st November 2012 Beate Kassner will be strengthening the Sales Touristic department at airberlin. As Vice President she will be responsible for Sales Projects Touristic in the Sales Touristic Services department headed by Senior Vice President Detlef Altmann.

After graduating in Business Administration, Beate Kassner gained 13 years of experience in sales, marketing and controlling departments of international companies. During the last four years she has been Key Account & International Sales Manager at Aida Cruises.

Detlef Altmann is looking forward to working with her. "Tourism is a mainstay of airberlin’s operations. We want to continue to implement strategically important projects in this area. We are looking forward to welcoming Beate Kassner as a member of our team and are confident that her many years of experience will help boost the success of our Touristic Services department in terms of project development and management.”

airberlin is Germany’s second largest airline. The company has a workforce of 9,300 employees. Each year, airberlin receives over 10 awards for service and quality. The fleet comprises 152 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 flies to 170 destinations in 40 countries. In 2011, over 35 million passengers were transported. In December 2011, airberlin entered into a strategic partnership with Etihad Airways. Since 20th March 2012, airberlin has been a full member of the global airline alliance oneworld®. airberlin operates codeshare flights with oneworld members American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines and Japan Airlines.