September 28, 2014
A pilot of Lufthansa. Photo: AP
The Lufthansa pilots apparently reviews external use. According to media reports, the company plans to hire pilots from a Swiss airline for its new low-cost line. The Lufthansa would thus breaking a decades-old company tradition.
The Lufthansa is considering saving reasons the use of external drivers on long journeys. A first attempt would airline CEO Carsten Spohr start from November 2015 at the new Affordable offshoot under the symbol “Jump”, reported the “mirror”. Machines of the type Airbus A340 would be awarded to the Swiss airline PrivateAir and leased back together with Swiss federal cockpit personnel. . Use this break a decades-old company tradition tourist destinations such as Las Vegas or Mauritius could be approached – and costs are saved
A Lufthansa spokeswoman said on Sunday, the news agency dpa: “It is true, that we consider alternative Bereederungsmöglichkeiten for our 14 Airbus 340-300. »More Details not called.
The spokesman for the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), Jörg Handwerg, confirmed the dpa that the planned step is not contrary to applicable collective agreements. However, customers could no longer rely on a Lufthansa cockpit actually were sitting Lufthansa pilots. That would be a novelty, Handwerg said. “We regret that so doing.” (AP)
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