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Operator Classification
Operator name: Lufthansa German Airlines
Operator type: Legacy
Region: Europe
Country: Germany
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from: January 2024
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Monthly
Currency: Euros
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 74,5 BH
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Addtional notes: The 16,3% Shift allowance are almost netto, so it basically means approx 26-28% brutto. The BH (Block Hours) on Shorthaul are factored, meaning the 74,5 BH overtime threshold are already reached at approx 63-66 effective flown BH. On longhaul 74,5 BH are effective 74,5 BH.    
 
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Fleet
 FOFOSFOCPTA330/340/350747/777/A380
Rank
 SRLRLRALLCPCP
Year
  
20
12.268,72
13.333,00
+ 996,72
21.163,87
19
12.091,32
12.889,53
21.163,87
18
11.913,92
12.446,06
21.163,87
17
11.736,52
12.002,59
21.163,87
16
11.559,12
same as SR
21.048,96
15
11.381,72
20.528,02
14
11.204,32
20.007,08
13
11.026,92
19.486,14
12
10.849,52
18.965,20
11
10.672,12
18.444,26
10
10.494,72
17.923,32
9
10.317,32
17.402,38
8
10.139,92
16.881,44
7
9.962,52
16.360,50
6
9.413,26
15.839,56
5
8.864,00
15.318,62
4
8.314,74
14.797,68
3
7.765,48
14.276,74
2
7.216,22
13.755,80
1
6.666,96
13.234,86
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top The 16,3% Schichtzulage are netto, so it means approx 26-28% brutto on top (22.222€ + 6.200€=28.422€)
20/Jan/26
Capt base 18.528,90 EUR + 16.3% + extra above 74,5 Blockhours
20/Jan/26
FO top 13.896.60 EUR + 16.3% + extra above 74,5 Blockhours 20/Jan/26
FO base The 16,3% Schichtzulage are netto, so it means approx 26-28% brutto (7.000€+1.960€= 8.960,00 €) 20/Jan/26
SO top
SO base N/A
13/Mar/18
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt SR: 51,60 EUR LR: 60,00 EUR
4/Apr/23
FO SR: 50,40 EUR LR: 57,60 EUR
4/Apr/23
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
 
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Minimum 10 days OFF per month, usually 14-16 Day OFF per month. 35days min per quarter
20/Jan/26
Leave 42 days
Staff travel Yes
Discounted
holidays		 Yes
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
No hiring at the moment. 24/Feb/25
   
  Outlook:  
No hiring planned. 24/Feb/25
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Neutral   24/Feb/25
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
No DEC. Internal upgrade time around 15-20years. 30/May/17
     
  FO  
Currently hiring only EFA cadets of which some are flying at other group airlines. EFA candidates preferred. 2/Jul/25
     
  SO  
not needed, there are no cruise relief pilots in LH. 2/Apr/14
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
Classic Bremen Flightschool closed. Check European Flight Academy.   2/Jul/25
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Hiring new students only for LH Group. Apply at European Flight Academy (EFA). "Take off promise": If there is no job offer inside LH Group within 2 years after completing CPL/frozen ATPL at EFA, half of the training costs are refunded. There is no guarantee to receive a job offer from LHG. First, complete self-paid DLR cert in HAM. If passed, apply. EFA will pay for Group Qualification at Interpersonal in HAM (if passed, the costs for the assessment are included in the training costs). Then self-paid C1 medical. If all is passed, study at EFA. 1 year theory in Bremen, 6 months SEP in Goodyear, 2 months MEP in Rostock, then job matching inside LH Group. Then type rating on A320. Complete costs 120K€, housing in US included. 16/Feb/26
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
A319 (23), A320 (53), A320neo (30), A321 (57), A321neo (17), A330-300 (11), A340-300 (17), A340-600 (10), A350-900 (21), A380-800 (4), B747-400 (8), B747-8 (19), B787-900 (5) 14/Oct/23
     
  Orders:  
Option for 14 more B777-9 cancelled due to lower growth expectations and investments   13/Nov/19
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
Recruitment for Lufthansa Flight School or Direct-Entry positions is done by Lufthansa Pilot Recruitment. 22/Sep/12
     
  Name:    
Paul Hutchings   6/Jun/16
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Pilot Recruitment, BRE NT/S-F, Postfach 286136, D-28361 Bremen, Germany   2/Apr/14
       
Tel: +49 421 5592 804 22/Sep/12
Fax: +49 421 5592 863 22/Sep/12
Email: career@lft.dlh.de 22/Sep/12
       
  Website:   
http://www.lufthansa-pilot.de/   22/Sep/12
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
-   11/Oct/12
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
FRA, MUC   16/Oct/23

 

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