A220 First Officer

About the role

Let's create an airline together!
As the youngest member of the Lufthansa Group, we are driven to deliver a reliable travel experience in true Lufthansa quality on short- and medium-haul flights from our home base in Munich - and from Frankfurt starting in spring 2026.

With a clear focus, we bring together the expertise of Lufthansa and Lufthansa CityLine with the fresh spirit of a new airline.

Lufthansa City Airlines is the youngest airline in the Lufthansa Group. Based in Munich – and from Spring 2026, also in Frankfurt, the airline connects cities across Europe with Lufthansa’s hubs, enhancing access to the Group’s extensive European network. It operates a modern and efficient fleet of Airbus A319/A320neo aircraft and is set to expand its fleet with Airbus A220s in the future. As a reliable feeder airline for short-haul European traffic and member of Star Alliance, Lufthansa City Airlines enables seamless connections to the Group’s long-haul flights. Lufthansa City Airlines offers a fully integrated Lufthansa travel experience, with a strong commitment to quality, reliability and sustainability

As a First Officer, you are characterized by openness, professionalism and pragmatism. You are a team player and take responsibility for your decisions. You love flying and are keen to explore new and exciting routes in all parts of Europe. In addition...

... you operate the Lufthansa City Airlines aircraft safely and efficiently
... you act responsibly and sustainably
... you are ready and willing to actively shape Lufthansa City Airlines

Requirements

• EASA CPL(A) / IR(A) with ATPL theory credit and MCC or MPL (Phase 4 completed)
• 500h total flight hours on CS-25 aircraft
• A220 Type Rating preferred
• Medical Class I
• Advanced UPRT training according to EASA.FCL.745
• General higher education entrance qualification or equivalent qualification
• EU citizenship or unrestricted residence and work permit
• Passport with unlimited validity (if no EU passport is available, there must be no stricter entry restrictions than with an EU passport)
• Confident oral and written language skills in English (at least ICAO Language Proficiency Level 4)

Package highlights

• Permanent contract from day one
• Remuneration based on 65 flight hours
• Overtime compensation as 1/65 of the fixed salary
• Entry Levels based on block hours, gross; full-time.
• 118 OFF-Days | from 2028: 120 OFF-Days
• 35 – 42 Holidays +2 days/year | 2027: 36-42
• Choice Model: 5 % City Pension or 5 % - Supplement on base salary
• City Bonus: max. 2 mthly. salaries
• Health Management
• Bike leasing options
• Corporate benefits
• Mobility allowance
• ID travel
• Carrier opportunities
• Entry Levels based on block hours* – For every 1,000 flight hours (excluding simulator hours), one year is credited in the remuneration scale, up to a maximum classification at level 5 after more than 4,000 flight hours. Higher classification levels will only be granted to Fast Trackers.
• First Officers with a valid type rating will be assigned to their qualified type (A220 or A320) - those without a type rating will be scheduled based on availability. This information – including homebase allocation – will be provided after successfully completing the selection process. Due to our strong growth, your requests for changes to the aircraft type or location may be possible depending on operational requirements.
• A valid A220 type rating is not mandatory – but it will help improve your position in the training queue and the more experience you have, the less training is needed.

Want to start your Lufthansa Group career from zero hours?

The Lufthansa Group trains its own pilots through the European Flight Academy — offering priority access to cockpits across Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings and Brussels Airlines, with an Income Share Agreement requiring only €10,000 upfront.