US EditionLufthansa to Cut 20% of Administrative Staff in Efficiency Drive
Lufthansa will cut 4,000 administrative jobs by 2030 to reduce costs after a 20% profit drop in 2024, driven by automation and digitalization, the company said.
- Lufthansa plans to cut 4,000 administrative jobs by 2030, representing about 4% of its workforce, to improve efficiency through digitalization and automation, according to the company's announcement on Capital Markets Day.
- The airline aims for an adjusted operating margin of 8% to 10% and over €2.5 billion in annual free cash flow by 2030, as stated by Lufthansa's executives.
- Pilots are voting on potential strike action to address pay disputes, with the results expected just after the announcement, as per the pilots' union.
- Lufthansa's job cuts are part of a broader strategy to restructure and enhance cooperation among its airlines to increase profitability, the company stated.
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Pilots at German airline Lufthansa voted today to go on strike, which is expected to cause major disruption for passengers.
Lufthansa is threatened with a comprehensive strike by the pilots. The background is the dispute over company pension plans. In an initial vote, a clear majority voted in favour of an industrial dispute, as the union Vereinigung Cockpit announced. It is still unclear whether and when this will happen.
Lufthansa faces strike threat as pilots vote for industrial action over pensions
FRANKFURT: Germany's Lufthansa could face a strike at its main airline after pilots' union VC said on Tuesday (Sep 30) its members had voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pensions.T
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By a large majority, the flight leaders gave the union union Vereinigung Cockpit a clear mandate to use tougher industrial action methods in the ongoing wage conflict.
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