Sunday, June 30, 2024
Dr Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt succeeds Thomas Sonntag at Jettainer

Dr Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt succeeds Thomas Sonntag at Jettainer

Since 1 June 2024, Dr Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt has been the new Chief Executive Officer of Jettainer. Together with his predecessor Thomas Sonntag, who is leaving the Lufthansa Group at his own request on 1 July, he informed at air cargo China about past and future developments of the global leader in Unit Load Device (ULD) management services, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

The experienced air cargo executive, Dr Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt, was most recently responsible for global fulfilment management at Lufthansa Cargo and is, therefore, well acquainted with Jettainer’s professional ULD management services from the customer side. He has a proven track record on leading digitalization initiatives within the Lufthansa Group such as Mobile Boarding Pass, 100% electronic Airway Bill and ONE Record.

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He thanked Thomas Sonntag for his achievements as CEO since 2019 and announced: “With a great team and a worldwide network, Jettainer is very well positioned in the global market. We will now continue to drive forward digital transformation and further improve the efficiency of our services for our global customers.”

Secret of the success of Jettainer

Dr Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt shared that the secret of success is a great team. Breithaupt added that Jettainer is a company with 20 years of history.

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“This is a foundation with very experienced colleagues. They are really professional. I think the basic business model and the products we offer are very well-positioned. But it’s the same with the run. You can be ahead or on the same level as someone else, but if you stop, the other one is passing by. So we have to work on it continuously to be better every day. This will be a challenge, but we are generally well-positioned.

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Anastasiya Simsek

Anastasiya Simsek started her journalism career in 2016 at Ukrainian TV-Channels: 24 Channel and 1+1 Media. Having worked across a number of different sectors, including news, medicine and lifestyle, she joined the Air Cargo Week editorial team in 2024. To share your news and exclusive insights, contact Anastasiya.Simsek@AirCargoWeek.com

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