Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss Air has appointed a new CEO as current leader Bernd Bauer prepares to step down after leading the carrier for 12 years. “Bernd Bauer and his team have developed the company superbly in recent years and successfully positioned it as a premium holiday airline. “I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all my colleagues at Edelweiss and across the Lufthansa Group for their trust and excellent cooperation. From 2022 to 2025, he also served as CEO of Lufthansa’s holiday airline, Discover Airlines. “Throughout his exceptional career within the Lufthansa Group, Bernd Bauer has played a pivotal role in advancing the holiday airline sector and has thus made a significant contribution to the success of the entire Group,” said Dieter Vranckx, CCO of the Lufthansa Group.