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Media Release

Cargolux names new EVP Flight Operations

Luxembourg, 22th June 2015 – The Cargolux Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Christopher Holt as the airline’s new Executive Vice President of Flight Operations. He replaces Marcel Funk who earlier this year retired from this position.

Mr. Holt is 52 years old and a British national with wide industry experience gained during his career at a number of airlines. In addition to being experienced in managing Flight Operations, Jason also takes a keen interest in the commercial and business side of the airline. He joins Cargolux from Easyjet Airlines where he held the position as Head of Gatwick Operations and Operational Strategy for the airline. Prior to joining Easyjet, Mr. Holt occupied various management positions at Airways, British Mediterranean Airways and amongst others. Mr. Holt holds a UK Airline Transport pilot’s license.

He was schooled at the London Business School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School.

Mr. Holt will start in his new position at Cargolux in the final quarter of 2015 and will also be a member of the Cargolux Executive Committee.

At the same time, Claude Zehren, who presently fills the role of Chief Pilot, has been appointed the Deputy Head of Flight Operations. Mr. Zehren will work in close cooperation with Mr. Holt to further strengthen Cargolux’s flight operations.

About Cargolux Airlines International Cargolux, based in , is Europe’s leading all- with a modern and efficient fleet composed of 12 747-8 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 & Internal Communication [email protected] Phone: +352 4211 3635 www.cargolux.com