{"id":240499,"date":"2025-05-13T23:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/former-ceo-and-star-alliance-co-founder-dies\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T23:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:35:06","slug":"former-ceo-and-star-alliance-co-founder-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=240499","title":{"rendered":"Former CEO and Star Alliance co-founder dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The former CEO of Lufthansa and co-founder of Star Alliance J\u00fcrgen Weber has passed away at the age of 83, the German flag carrier announced. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Affectionately known as \u2018Mr Lufthansa\u2019, Weber first joined the airline as a young engineer in 1967 and remained Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board until his passing on May 12, 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From 1991 until 2003 he led the company as CEO and from 2003 to 2013 he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-1\"\/>\n<p>Carsten Spohr, the current CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/lufthansa\" title=\"\">Lufthansa<\/a>, said Weber was \u201crightly\u201d known as Mr Lufthansa after dedicating his life to the company.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike no other, J\u00fcrgen Weber embodied the renewal of Lufthansa during its restructuring and privatization in the 1990s. Crucial decisions and developments at Deutsche Lufthansa AG are \u2013 and will remain \u2013 inextricably linked to his name,\u201d said Spohr\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe at Lufthansa owe J\u00fcrgen Weber a debt of gratitude for his outstanding service to the Lufthansa Group. Our thoughts are now with his family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-2\"\/>\n<p>In a statement Lufthansa said Weber was \u201cresponsible for the reorganization, restructuring and privatization of the airline\u201d and set the airline \u201cback on course to success, demonstrating his strategic foresight already in the 1990s\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a tribute Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said that without Weber the \u201cLufthansa as we know it today would be unthinkable\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe understood the unifying power of air travel. The founding of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staralliance.com\/en\/\" title=\"\">Star Alliance<\/a> and the expansion of Frankfurt Airport are largely his achievements. He had an equally strong impact within the company. No one else appealed to the hearts and minds of the employees as much as J\u00fcrgen Weber. No one else shaped the culture of Lufthansa as he did,\u201d said Kley\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-3\"\/>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe bow our heads in respect for the life\u2019s work of an exceptional person. 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