airberlin has appointed Thomas Klappert as vice president of cabin crew operations and Thomas Suritsch as vice president of crew operations. Thomas Klappert will be responsible for the Cabin Crew Team. His area of responsibility will include, the recruitment and training of flight attendants.

Klappert will report directly to Helmut Himmelreich, Chief Operation Officer. Klappert worked for LTU from 1984 and has been with the company since LTU was taken over by the airline in 2008; Klappert most recently held the position of vice president Crew Operations in Dusseldorf. Thomas Suritsch also reports directly to the Chief Operation Officer, Helmut Himmelreich.

From the company's base in Dusseldorf, Suritsch is responsible for all planning operations concerning flight crews. Suritsch has also worked for Austrian Airlines and was previously managing director of Lauda Air Luftfahrt GmbH.