AeroLogic, the joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, officially has a new second Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer as of January 1, 2025. Marcus Niedermeyer will be responsible for Finance, Human Resources, IT and Administration, a position he has held on an interim basis since July 2024. He succeeds Katharina Prost, who held the position from October 2022 to July 2024. In addition to Niedermeyer, the management team also includes Josef Moser, who joined the company in January 2008 and has been Managing Director and Accountable Manager at AeroLogic since May 1, 2017.
Marcus Niedermeyer brings with him more than 29 years of professional experience both within and outside the Lufthansa Group. Before joining AeroLogic, Marcus Niedermeyer was most recently Managing Director of Air Mail Center Frankfurt GmbH from 2018 to June 2024. Prior to that, he held various management positions at Lufthansa Cargo.
Frank Bauer, Chief Financial Officer of Lufthansa Cargo, said: “We are delighted to welcome Marcus Niedermeyer as an experienced manager to AeroLogic. His extensive expertise and commitment will undoubtedly help to drive the company forward and strengthen AeroLogic’s position in the market. As we look back on nearly 18 years of our joint venture, we are extremely proud of our shared accomplishments: safe, reliable and highly efficient flight operations and steady fleet growth for both partners. In the future, we will continue to build on the good cooperation in the joint venture and an excellent offer for our customers.
Travis Cobb, EVP Global Network Operations and Aviation at DHL Express, adds: “Aerologic is of great strategic importance to DHL Express. With Marcus Niedermeyer, we welcome back an experienced and accomplished expert to the ranks of Aerologic. We congratulate Marcus Niedermeyer on his new role and wish him the greatest possible success.”
AeroLogic has been a joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo since 2007 and is based at the key freight hub of Leipzig. The start of joint operations dates back to the summer of 2009. Lufthansa Cargo currently markets the capacities of a total of 18 Boeing 777 freighters. Six of these aircraft have been chartered by AeroLogic and are also operated by AeroLogic crews but under a Lufthansa Cargo codeshare flight number. In addition, the AeroLogic fleet currently includes 16 further Boeing 777F aircraft operated on behalf of DHL.
