Matthias Spohr takes over as Eurowings chief operating officer

Matthias Spohr has joined the Eurowings Executive Board as chief operating officer on 1 October 2026, succeeding Edi Wolfensberger, who will become chief executive of fellow Lufthansa Group airline Edelweiss.

Previously managing director of Lufthansa Aviation Training, Spohr will oversee flight, crew and ground operations, operational control, safety, security, compliance, crew training and technical fleet management. He joins CEO Max Kownatzki and CFO Kai Duve on Eurowings’ three-member Executive Board.

The appointment marks a return to Eurowings, where Spohr served as head of flight operations and nominated person for flight operations from 2015 to 2021. Kownatzki highlighted his operational experience and familiarity with the airline and its employees.

Spohr began his aviation training at Lufthansa’s flight school in Bremen in 1990 and subsequently flew Airbus A320 and A340 aircraft for Lufthansa. He qualified as an A320 captain at Condor Berlin in 2005 before joining Germanwings as head of its A320 fleet in 2013.

At Lufthansa Aviation Training, which he led from 2021, his responsibilities included restructuring and relaunching the European Flight Academy and developing the group’s training activities.

Matthias Spohr, 56, is the younger brother of Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr, 59.