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Media Release Cargolux appoints Jason Holt as new Post Holder Flight Operations

Luxembourg, 16 October 2015 – Cargolux Airlines has appointed Jason Holt as its new Nominated Person Flight Operations. As the new post holder, Jason Holt succeeds Wieger Ketellapper, who will fully concentrate on the development of the planned joint venture airline in , China. The change took effect on 15 October, following the approval of ’s Civil Aviation Authority.

Jason Holt has only recently taken up his position as Cargolux’s new Executive Vice President of Flight Operations. He joined Cargolux from Easyjet Airlines where he held the position of Head of Gatwick Operations and Operational Strategy for the airline. Prior to joining Easyjet, Mr. Holt occupied various directorships at Airways and franchise BMED. Mr. Holt holds a UK Airline Transport Pilot’s License and is a graduate of the University of London, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School.

In what Mr. Holt sees as the beginning of a new era, he aims to work on strengthening trust within the organization, a factor which he considers fundamental.

“It makes good business sense connecting with all of the teams to ensure and understand how we can interact better, listen more attentively to feedback and propose ideas for the future benefit of everyone at Cargolux,” Mr. Holt says. “We are working together as a broad business team so we can start to build the platform that gets voices heard and solutions formulated. Trust and passion are the foundation for the future of the organization.”

About Cargolux Airlines International Cargolux, based in Luxembourg, is Europe’s leading all- with a modern and efficient fleet composed of 13 747-8 freighters and 12 -400 freighters. The Cargolux worldwide network covers 90 destinations, some 70 of which are served on scheduled all-cargo flights. The company has more than 85 offices in over 50 countries, and operates an extensive global trucking network to more than 250 destinations as well as full and part-charter services. Cargolux also offers third- party maintenance at its modern two-bay maintenance hangar in Luxembourg. The company is specialized in B747 line and hangar maintenance up to and including C-Checks. It offers a range of specialized maintenance services and holds line maintenance approval for B777 aircraft. Cargolux employs over 1,500 staff worldwide.

Cargolux Corporate Communications Moa Sigurdardottir, Head of PR and Internal Communications [email protected] Phone: +352 4211 3635 www.cargolux.com