Overview
- Vereinigung Cockpit told members it will temporarily refrain from industrial action and asked the company to submit a negotiable proposal, with no specific deadline disclosed.
- The union emphasized that its strike mandate from a late-September ballot remains valid and that it stands ready to act if talks stall.
- Negotiations have run since May without agreement after an initial union call to triple the employer share of company pension contributions.
- Lufthansa welcomed the continued dialogue but said it cannot increase payments into what it calls an already strong pension plan, citing cost pressures and low profitability.
- Separately, the carrier is planning to pare back its German domestic schedule by about 100 flights per week to cut costs tied to taxes and fees.