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German Aviation Group Lufthansa is cutting 4,000 administrative jobs over the next five years as it looks to raise profitability targets.
By 2030, Lufthansa, which operates the core Lufthansa German Airlines brand along with other airlines such as Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, plans to reduce 4,000 administration jobs through digitalization, automation and process consolidation, the company announced to analysts and investors during its capital markets day in Munich.
The majority of affected roles will be based in Germany and focused on administrative roles And not the operational position.
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The company said in a note that it reaffirmed its goal of restructuring its organizational and operational structure to streamline collaboration and redefine internal responsibilities.
Lufthansa Airlines aircraft at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany. (Alex Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“The objective is to achieve closer and more networked collaboration between group functions and airlines to leverage synergies and increase efficiency,” the company said in the note.
Lufthansa says it is changing the way its different companies work together. Some jobs and tasks will no longer be needed, especially where work is being duplicated. The company also expects that new technology – such as digital tools and artificial intelligence – will make many parts of the business more efficient.
A passenger plane operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG lands at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Alex Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The job cuts are one of several initiatives the company is implementing to “create sustainable value for customers, shareholders and employees.”
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The note comes after Spirit Airlines furloughed about 1,800 flight attendants as it faces bankruptcy for the second time in a year.
Lufthansa check-in area at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany on September 29, 2025. (Alex Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Davis told employees in a memo earlier this month that the carrier would reduce its capacity by 25% year over year in November “to optimize our network for our focus.” strongest market.” He also warned that the company’s cost-saving efforts would include more job cuts.
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Spirit Airlines announced in July that it was furloughing 270 pilots on November 1 and that an additional 140 pilots would be demoted on October 1.
