Lufthansa recruits 10,000 worldwide, 36O at Brussels Airlines

The Lufthansa Group plans to hire some 10,000 new employees this year. 360 people are involved at the subsidiary Brussels Airlines. Last year, the entire Lufthansa Group recruited 13,000 people.

All these new hires are clearly a signal that the group, the largest in Europe and fourth largest in the world by revenue, has shaken off the COVID-19 crisis, although Lufthansa itself is currently going through a cost-cutting program.

More than 5,000 recruitments in Germany

The German airline group, which also includes Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, and maintenance company Lufthansa Technik, is looking for more than 2,000 flight attendants, some 1,300 technical profiles, and 800 pilots.

More than half of all recruitment will take place in Germany. The group currently employs more than 100,000 people in more than 90 countries.

Mostly stewards and flight attendants for Brussels

Half of Brussels Airlines’ planned 360 recruitment is for stewards and stewardesses. In addition, just over 60 airport employees, 50 pilots, 45 employees who will work in the hangars, and about 20 office workers are being sought.

The hires are partly needed to accommodate the airline’s growth – with an additional aircraft in its long-haul fleet this year and an additional aircraft on its European network. Brussels Airlines currently employs more than 3,500 people.

Prosperous again

To cushion the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lufthansa Group cut more than 30,000 jobs, but recent hiring has almost erased that staffing cut. Lufthansa also managed to post exceptional profits last year.

Lufthansa Group is also going to take a stake in Italian state-owned airline ITA on January 13.

A study by the IW Institute shows that aviation is one of the few sectors ready to hire more people in 2025.