German flag carrier Lufthansa has named Till Streichert as its new chief financial officer. Streichert will assume the position effective 15 September, with a three-year term until 14 September 2027, the carrier says. Executive board member Michael Niggemann will temporarily undertake the responsibilities of the CFO of Deutsche Lufthansa following the departure of current CFO Remco Steenbergen on 7 May. Upon Streichert's appointment, he will oversee the company's finance division, including controlling and risk management, corporate finance, corporate accounting, investor relations, corporate taxes, financial services, and mergers and acquisitions. He brings over 20 years of extensive financial expertise from various global companies and sectors, including his current role as CFO of the Amadeus IT Group based in Spain.

US ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has received approval from the government to use the trade name "Frontera" in its air transportation operations. The carrier made the request on 16 April, a filing to the US Department of Transportation shows. Airlines wishing to use an alternative trade name must first register it with the agency in accordance with its regulations. The DOT review confirms that there are no "name similarity disputes" arising from the proposed use of "Frontera" by Frontier. The Denver, Colorado-based carrier has been approved to use the new trade name as of 6 May. Frontier already serves a number of Spanish-speaking markets, inclusing Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic.

Etihad Airways has disclosed interline partnerships with Afghan carrier Kam Air, Sky Express in Greece and South Korean operator Jeju Air. The UAE carrier says passengers can connect to Kam Air's flights to Kabul from Abu Dhabi, while travellers flying on Etihad's services to Athens can connect with Sky Express to 28 Greek destinations. It adds that the partnership with Jeju Air will provide passengers access from Seoul to 27 destinations across seven Northeast Asian countries. Etihad recently reached interline agreements with Australian carrier Rex and Myanmar Airways International.