LH cuts subsidies in pilot training re-org

[txl]

Lufthansa is re-organizing its pilot training. According to a report by German daily FAZ, future trainees will have to pay for the full training. So far, about half was paid for by Lufthansa. The airline wants to lower training fees to just under 100k euros. Full loans will be available.

All the training facilities will be consolidated in the „European Flight Academy“ (EFA): Bremen flight school, Airline Training Center in Phoenix and Swiss Aviation Training. Also Frankfurt based Pilot Training Network (PTN) will be part of EFA, which educates paying cadets not destined for LH. PTN will be adjusted to LH standards, the airline said.

FAZ article (http://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/lufthansa-flugschueler-zahlen-ausbildung-kuenftig-allein-14262799.html) (German)

[Gordomac]

Still an outstanding Training Scheme though. Hopefully, repayments are taken out of subsequent salary. What happens if a cadet fails at some point though ? My sponsored course in the early 70's involved no up front fees. Company paid the lot, up front, on day one. Cadets repaid one third AFTER final Line check on type. Of course, the latter was fully funded by the airline. Gosh, glory days but very highly selective.

[wonder88]

Does this mean they're going to stop training LH cadets in the CitationJet?

How else can they explain reducing costs by 150K?