Aviation: Lufthansa pilots warn of bottlenecks in the cockpit
In a mediation, management and pilots want to find a solution in the dispute over the future of the core brand Lufthansa Classic. The pressure on both sides is high.
Lufthansa's management and pilot representatives have agreed on a procedure to resolve a long-standing dispute over the future of the airline's core brand, Lufthansa Classic, by the end of the year. The dispute centers on the number of pilots and the airline's size, with concerns that if no agreement is reached, a shortage of pilots may occur in the medium term.
According to a letter from the cockpit staff representatives, over 1,000 pilots at Lufthansa Classic are over 55 years old and will retire between 2029 and 2034, while the training of new captains has been slow, with only around 78 captain trainees per year in recent years. The airline's management aims to reduce costs, including personnel costs, which were 6.4 billion euros in the past year, but the pilot union, Vereinigung Cockpit, warns that this may affect the attractiveness of the job and the ability to find new recruits.
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