UFO, one of the unions representing cabin crew members, said its members were prepared to accept some cuts, but expected guarantees from the airline that jobs would not be lost. The airline emphasized, though, that it would look at how to use schemes for short-time work and other crisis measures to avoid outright redundancies.The peak of the pandemic saw Lufthansa ground some 700 of its 763 aircraft while 87,000 employees found themselves on government-subsidized short-time work schemes. We use cookies on our website. Gemeinsam gehen wir mutig neue Wege und erkunden neue Horizonte. Air traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 – IATA
Party chief Bernd Riexinger questioned on Twitter "how the state could give €9 billion in bailout money to a company worth only €4 billion [after Lufthansa's stock price plummeted], and then for the state not have a say in personnel-related matters. Wir verbinden Menschen, Märkte und Kulturen und geben unserer Arbeit damit einen wahren Sinn. "Lufthansa pilots, currently in negotiations with the management, have meanwhile renewed their offer to accept a wage reduction of up to 45% to help save jobs in the group. News Lufthansa to slash leadership, cut 1,000 administrative jobs The move is part of a restructuring plan to cope with the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis. Wir überbrücken Distanzen und bringen die Welt näher zusammen. German flagship carrier Lufthansa announced on Thursday that it will ax thousands of jobs amid projections of a bleak future for the global airline industry in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Three former board members at German car manufacturer Audi, along with a retired manager have been charged with fraud, criminal advertising and indirect false certification for their part of the "dieselgate" scandal. According to the pilots' Cockpit Association (VC), the concessions amount to more than €350 million and "represent a significant contribution to the company's viability". Lufthansa warned earlier this month that cost-cutting measures, including job reductions, were on the cards. The company said it would operate 100 fewer aircraft, leading to an excess of 22,000 full-time positions, or 26,000 employees, across the Lufthansa Group. DW explains what this means for travelers to Germany. Some cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and all its functionalities, others are used for statistic purposes. Wir verbinden Menschen, Märkte und Kulturen und geben unserer Arbeit damit einen wahren Sinn. Wir überbrücken Distanzen und bringen die Welt näher zusammen. Mit unserem breiten Spektrum an Unternehmen eröffnen wir Perspektiven in allen Bereichen der Luftfahrt, für alle erdenklichen Talente. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.Tens of thousands of jobs could be cut at German airline Lufthansa. We use cookies to improve our service for you. Net losses in the quarter surged to €2.1 billion ($2.4 billion), compared to losses of €342 million ($390 million) during the same three months in 2019.Like other international airlines, Lufthansa was forced to ground nearly all of its fleet for the past couple of months amid the coronavirus shutdown which brought the global aviation industry to a near-total standstill.© Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2020. Gemeinsam gehen wir mutig neue Wege und erkunden neue Horizonte. Wir überbrücken Distanzen und bringen die Welt näher zusammen. Mit unserem breiten Spektrum an Unternehmen eröffnen wir Perspektiven in allen Bereichen der Luftfahrt, für alle erdenklichen Talente. Über die Lufthansa Group. Gemeinsam gehen wir mutig neue Wege und erkunden neue Horizonte. Business Lufthansa: Up to 26,000 jobs at risk. "The 22,000 full-time positions in question would mean a reduction of the overall workforce by 16%, with Lufthansa now employing some 135,000 people worldwide. It had already instructed 87,000 of its around 137,000 staff to work fewer hours. Deutsche Lufthansa AG revealed the full extent of potential job losses, saying cost cuts and moves to shrink the fleet will leave it with a surplus of 22,000 full-time positions.