German national carrier Lufthansa on Monday confirmed reports that it intends to cut 4,000 administrative posts by 2030.
The company said it would use Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitization and efficiency savings among its members airlines.
Another prominent German company, a few days after the industrial giant bosch, said that he would partially cut 13,000 jobs with the use of AI.
What did Lufthansa say about the cut?
The company said in a statement, “The Lufthansa Group is reviewing which activities will not be necessary in the future, for example, due to the reason,”.
“In particular, deep changes brought by digitalization and increasing use of artificial intelligence will create more efficiency in many fields and processes,” it said
The Lufthansa Group operates So Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines as well as low-cost carriers Euroies. So ITA, Italy, has a minority stake, recently around 103,000 employees.
It said that meditation will be on administrative bite rather than operating roles.
Lufthansa said that it is planning to keep its various airlines under strict central control in bid to promote profitability to various airlines.
Among other things, Lufthansa says it is planning to strengthen euroing and logistics and maintenance units, later expected to expand in defense sector.
The German Trade Union Verdie, which represents the employees of the Lufthansa office, promised to protest that it is called “rigid cuts”, rising aviation costs, from airport fees to new environmental regulations.
Union representative Marwin Racechinski said, “The German and European aviation policy is a major responsibility for this development,” the Sangh’s representative Marwin Racechinski said, urged the federal government to support the region.
Lufthansa enjoyed strong profits after-covid travel boom, but 2024 marked inflation-operated staff walkouts and marked by much more operational costs.
Edited by: Carl Sexton