[4][5] After signing the restructuring deals with Lufthansa and Etihad, Pichler left to lead Royal Jordanian Airlines.

Pichler then developed a turnaround plan for Royal Jordanian which helped to return to profitability by the end of FY 2017.

[17] He has also held non-executive director of major German corporations including Deutsche Bank and Steigenberger Hotels.

the second unit, the touristic business including the Austrian daughter company Niki, was sold to Etihad Airways who invested this stake into a joint venture with TUI Group.

[20] All those deals were concluded in December 2016 were designed to enable a new start for airberlin which had lost over 3 billion Euros in the last 10 years.

Also in December 2016, he announced his resignation as CEO of Air Berlin effective January 31, 2017 and left to lead Royal Jordanian into a turnaround.