The Royal Jordanian Airlines Board of Directors has appointed, Stefan Pichler, as President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company as of June 1, succeeding Captain Suleiman Obeidat. Pichler comes with a broad experience that extends for over thirty years in the aviation industry, as he had previously occupied the position of CEO of Air Berlin, the Chairman and Managing Director of Fiji Airways, the Chief Executive Officer of Al Jazeera airlines, the Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy CEO of the Australian Virgin airlines and the Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Cook leisure group.