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Operator Classification
Operator name: Lufthansa City Airlines GmbH
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
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: December 2025
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 monthly
Currency: Euro
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 65
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Addtional notes: Additional profit share of up to 2 monthly salaries. TRE/TRI to receive gross +750€/month and +200€ for each day of training.    
 
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Fleet
 A32xA32x
Rank
 FOFOCPTCPT yr 21CPT yr 22CPT yr 23
Year
  
20
15167
15436
15703
15971
19
14898
18
14631
17
14363
16
14094
15
13827
14
13559
13
13292
12
8979
13022
11
8667
12754
10
8356
12424
9
8044
12093
8
7734
11762
7
7422
11431
6
7110
11099
5
6799
10768
4
6488
10438
3
6178
10107
2
5866
9776
1
5555
9444
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top 15971 after 23 years
14/Jul/24
Capt base EUR 9.444
21/Dec/23
FO top 7953,05 EUR + 12,9% + extra above 65 Blockhours 12/Jan/26
FO base 4.920,00 EUR + 12,9% + extra above 65 Blockhours 12/Jan/26
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt No factor of BH anymore. Expenses acc. German tax System.
26/Jul/25
FO Same as Capt.
30/Jul/24
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
"Betriebliche Altersvorsoge (bAV)" - company pension scheme - of about 5% of your gross salary.  
21/Dec/23
   
Conditions
last update
Roster 116 OFF/Year (minimum 9 per month) and 96 fixed. Single OFF possible. 1-6 Days ON; STBY 60 Min; UNLIMITED dutyplan changes possible and NOT PAID. Request of 3 Days (high priority) in a row and 2 Days (low priority) in a row possible. Off can be counted also as your layover day
5/May/25
Leave 35 - 42 days, depending on seniority; can be requested earliest three months in advance and could be granted only when the roster is published
16/Feb/25
Staff travel LH only for the first 6 months. Star Alliance and many more airlines afterwards.
30/Sep/25
Discounted
holidays		 none
21/Dec/23
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Company announces huge expansion plans but cannot fulfil them due to lack of training capacity. 3/Nov/25
   
  Outlook:  
Hiring but expect long waiting time. Future depends on negotiations with mainline and pilot market 28/Dec/25
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   28/Dec/25
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
- EASA ATPL(A) - valid A320 Type Rating - Minimum 3500h total and 1000h PIC - Medical Class I - General qualification to study at a German university / technical college (Hochschulreife / Fachhochschulreife / fachgebundene Hochschulreife or equivalent) - Good oral & written command of English language (min. ICAO-Language Proficiency Level 4) - EU-passport or permit to work in Germany - Recruitment of non-native speakers to start in Q2/2024 17/Dec/23
     
  FO  
Valid A320 Type Rating prefered, no minimum hours. Non type-rated candidates have to expect long waiting times. Every FO with 3500h is promised an upgrade course after six months in the company (2x sim checks) but there are issues with training capacity. 3/Nov/25
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Selection is done by Interpersonal in Hamburg, therefore no chance to transfer to mainline at some point. BQ, Sim Screening, CQ. Process can take a long time as only limited selection days each month. 28/Dec/25
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
3x A319, 8x A320N (some more in AOC but no crew to fly them) 28/Dec/25
     
  Orders:  
more A320N to come in 2026 and 40x A220 delivered from Q4/26 (one per month)   28/Dec/25
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
Via Online Portal 29/Nov/23
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
City Airlines GmbH Flughafen München, FOC Südallee 15 D-85356 München   20/Mar/23
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  Website:   
www.cityairlines.de   20/Mar/23
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://www.career.aero/cityairlines/   4/Nov/25
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
A320: MUC, FRA (from Feb26) A220: FRA (from end 2026)   2/Nov/25

 

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