The airline Lufthansa has announced a new appointment to its management team. Effective September 1, 2025, Francesco Sciortino as a new board member, the responsibility as Hub Manager for the Frankfurt location. At the same time, he will take over the position of Accountable managers Lufthansa Airline. Sciortino comes from Austrian Airlines, where he most recently served as a member of the Board of Management and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Before joining Austrian Airlines, Sciortino held senior positions, including Managing Director and Accountable Manager at the airlines Germanwings and SunExpressHe also has many years of experience as a pilot and is currently captain on Airbus A330 / 340 aircraft at Lufthansa. The previous interim hub manager for Frankfurt, Klaus Froese, will move as captain to the Boeing 747Lufthansa's fleet.
There is also a change in leadership in Munich. Heiko Reitz, also a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Airlines, will be responsible for the Munich location as Hub Manager from September 1, 2025. The previous Hub Manager and CEO, Jens Knight, will henceforth concentrate fully on his duties as Chief Executive Officer and drive forward the consistent implementation of the airline's turnaround program.
The new appointments follow Lufthansa Airlines' strategic decision at the beginning of 2025 to appoint dedicated hub managers to improve operational processes between Lufthansa teams and their partners at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs. Since then, operational stability, punctuality, and customer satisfaction have improved significantly. The decision to appoint separate hub managers is a clear signal of the importance of the two central locations in Lufthansa's route network.