Airline software operations developer, Sabre Airlines Solutions, has appointed Axel Bensch as  account director for the Pacific region. Based in Melbourne, Bensch joins Sabre Airlines Solutions from Lochard Limited where he was responsible for providing performance solutions to airport clients in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that, Bensch held senior roles at Lufthansa Systems, Rosenbluth International, Amadeus and Galileo International. Bensch takes over from Matt Mclelland, who has moved to Sabre Travel Network in New Zealand to assume the role as country manager, New Zealand.