Brussels Airlines has appointed ITA Airways executive Lorenza Maggio as its new CEO after the current head Dorothea von Boxberg requested to leave the company.
On July 16, 2026, Brussels Airlines owner Lufthansa Group announced that von Boxberg would step down from her role on August 31, 2026, while the date for Maggio’s transition is yet to be finalized.
Maggio has been a member of the Board of Directors of ITA Airways since January 2025 and is the carrier’s Chief Strategy and Integration Officer.
Previously Maggio served as Vice President Sales, overseeing sales for the Lufthansa Group’s network airlines in Europe (excluding home markets), the Middle East, and Africa.
“Lorenza Maggio is a highly accomplished and internationally experienced airline executive,” Dieter Vranckx, CCO of the Lufthansa Group. “She knows the industry and our group from various leadership positions at different companies. With her proven expertise, she will lead Brussels Airlines as an integrated hub airline within the Lufthansa Group.”
He added: “I am particularly pleased that we were able to appoint a successor from within our own ranks, following Dorothea von Boxberg, whom I wish to thank sincerely for her many years of successful service to the Lufthansa Group.”