Lufthansa Seeks to Align Pension Plan with Competitors Amid Collective Bargaining Dispute

Lufthansa has made a new offer to the Vereinigung Cockpit union regarding the company pension plan for cockpit employees. The airline proposes transferring the transitional pension into the company pension plan, which could improve the plan by up to 50%. Lufthansa emphasized the importance of planning certainty for affected colleagues and drew parallels with its past approach to transitioning the pension plan for cabin crew. The proposal comes amidst an ongoing collective bargaining dispute between Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit union. This report is based on information from AeroTime.