The FINANCIAL — It is with sadness that the Association of European Airlines announces the passing, on July 21st, of its former Secretary General, Karl-Heinz Neumeister.
Mr Neumeister joined AEA from a senior post in Lufthansa in 1983 and headed the Association until 2002. During his period of office, the European airline industry was totally transformed, from a highly regulated structure of nationally-owned and protected ‘flag carriers’, to today’s ultra-competitive market within the EU and around the world, according to Association of European Airlines.
During the period of transition in Europe, Neumeister’s AEA was heavily involved in advising the policy-makers and instrumental in shaping the liberalisation process. The Association, too, was undergoing fundamental change, as its focus shifted from information and research to a much more political role, as the interface between its members and their new European regulators.
Karl-Heinz Neumeister, both personally and through the organisation which he fashioned and led for 19 years, will be remembered as a significant contributor to the development of the European airline sector.
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