Lufthansa Aviation Training

Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH
legal form	Company with limited liability
founding	2017 (from Lufthansa Flight Training and others)
Seat	Hallbergmoos
management	Ola Hansson, Tiziana Heilig, Stephan Klar
Website	www.lufthansa-aviation-training.com

Lufthansa Aviation Training
Callsign	LUFTHANSA / ROOKIE
Flight numbers	DLH99xx / PTOxxx
Training centers	Frankfurt am Main , Berlin , Bremen , Rostock-Laage , Munich , Essen , Vienna , Zurich , Phoenix

The Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH (in short "LAT"), headquartered in Hallbergmoos in Munich is a 100% subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and is a provider of training services for airlines . In addition to Lufthansa itself, around 150 other airlines and flight schools use LAT's training opportunities in the areas of simulator training, emergency and service training and computer-aided learning programs.

history

Lufthansa Flight Training

Lufthansa Flight Training began training cabin crew in Hamburg in 1955. A year later, the commercial aviation school was opened in Bremen, in which to this day over 5000 young pilots (NFF), u. a. were trained for the Lufthansa Group. In 1957 the first simulators were used, the so-called link trainers , in which one could train instrument flight procedures.

In 1988 two women began pilot training for the first time. In 1990 all the training departments responsible for flight personnel were consolidated and merged into a single, new department, which was spun off on January 1, 1997 as Lufthansa Flight Training GmbH. On April 1, 2000, the Lufthansa Flight Training Center was opened at Frankfurt am Main Airport. At the Berlin location, further full flight simulators complete the product portfolio.

The Vienna Aviation Campus was opened in 2005. In addition to Munich and Zurich, Lufthansa Aviation Training is now also offering training in Vienna for all cockpit and cabin personnel.

Lufthansa Flight Training has been working in a new corporate structure since 2012: Since then, the company's services have been bundled in the three business areas of Simulator Training, Safety & Service Training and Flight Schools.

Lufthansa Aviation Training

At the beginning of 2017, Lufthansa Flight Training GmbH was renamed Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH. Since then it has also served as the parent company for the previous Swiss Aviation Training.

At the end of 2019, the Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin reported in an article based on the reports of a young Lufthansa pilot on "cross-border", "discriminatory" and "humiliating" admission practices at the European Flight Academy, a Lufthansa Aviation Training brand, to which among others the commercial aviation school in Bremen belongs. The presentation of the initiation rituals was covered by the statements of other former flight students, and in some cases the author attended the events herself. For example, during the introductory week organized by the older courses, people were pressured into excessive alcohol consumption and physical humiliation on the premises of the commercial aviation school in tutu disguise and using vulgar nicknames; Self-proclaimed drill sergeants would have always set new tasks, which, if not followed, would have led to a quasi-exclusion from the group and bullying. Lufthansa Aviation Training denied the alleged incidents, but after unspecified incidents in June of the same year, an internal letter ordered a restriction on the serving of alcohol at the welcoming ceremonies for new courses. In response to a renewed request from the Frankfurter Rundschau, the company announced the initiation of an internal investigation.

Group overview

The LAT Group is divided into the mentioned locations and is led by the Managing Directors Rainer Hiltebrand and Tiziana Heilig. The headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main, which is where most of the training equipment is located. The company employs around 700 people who work in the areas of administration, maintenance and training. In addition to the two core areas of cockpit and cabin training, which are spread across the main locations, the following companies are owned by LAT:

• Lufthansa Aviation Training Switzerland AG
• Lufthansa Aviation Training Germany GmbH
• Lufthansa Aviation Training Berlin GmbH
• Lufthansa Aviation Training Austria GmbH
• Lufthansa Aviation Training Operations Germany GmbH (100%)
• Lufthansa Aviation Training Crew Academy GmbH
• Lufthansa Aviation Training USA Inc. (ATCA) (100%)
• Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy GmbH (100%)
• Aviation Quality Services GmbH (100%)

Flight crews are trained and trained on 20 different types of aircraft on 40 full-motion simulators . In 2010, LAT generated operating income of 170 million euros.

Holdings and business areas in detail

Hangar of the Bremen Commercial Aviation School at Bremen Airport

Main business areas

LAT Commercial Aviation School Bremen

At the Pilot School at Bremen Airport cockpit young for the Lufthansa Group airlines is Lufthansa Passenger Airlines , Lufthansa Cargo and German Wings trained. All of the junior pilots (NFF) have successfully passed the DLR test . In addition, the Bundeswehr has had its young pilots (air transport, flight readiness and sea reconnaissance) trained in Bremen since the 1960s , and Austrian Airlines since 2011 . LAT also conducts training courses for astronauts from the European Space Agency (ESA).

In addition to the classic ATPL and MPL training, the LAT is a cooperation partner of the University of Bremen . In the course of this cooperation there is the possibility of combining the aeronautical training with the dual course of study for aviation systems technology and management and of acquiring a Bachelor of Engineering in addition to the pilot's license . Since 2009, the entire training of Lufthansa cockpit personnel has been converted to the Multi-Crew Pilot License , for which the four Piper PA-42 Cheyenne IIIAs have been taken out of service and replaced by five Cessna Citation CJ1 +s . These enable Lufthansa to prepare the NFFs more intensively and better for scheduled operations and to make the jump from training aircraft to the later scheduled aircraft as small and smooth as possible.

The training for Lufthansa junior pilots (NFF) is essentially divided into four phases, of which the first phase (theoretical phase) and third phase (second flying phase) are completed in Bremen. In addition to classrooms and illustrative material (including an open Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turbine), the students also have two CBT rooms at their disposal, from which they can access a catalog of questions and learning. Furthermore, a sports hall, a hard court, a squash court and an event room are available for leisure use. Over 100 Bundeswehr courses and 400 NFF courses have now been trained in Bremen.

Since 2010 there have been collaborations with Atlas Air Service for the training and further education of pilots and the event agency Pro Toura, where you can book trial lessons in one of the six Cessna Citation CJ1 + FNPTs .

Piper PA-42 Cheyenne IIIA , former Lufthansa Aviation Training training aircraft

Known people in connection with the commercial aviation school are:

• Jürgen Schumann , the captain of the Lufthansa plane "Landshut" hijacked on October 13, 1977 . The training building was named after him
• Sonja Zietlow , German TV presenter , graduate of the school
• Heike Walpot , Lufthansa pilot, doctor, competitive swimmer and aspiring astronaut
• Willi Kuhweide , former Lufthansa pilot, pilot trainer and Olympic sailing champion
• Eduard Scharf , German poker player and Lufthansa pilot
• Klaus Schrodt , German aerobatic pilot and former Lufthansa pilot
• Carsten Spohr , former Lufthansa pilot and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG
• Andreas Lubitz , pilot of Germanwings flight 9525

Flight attendant training

The flight attendants are responsible for the safety and well-being of the passengers on board, as well as checking the rescue and safety equipment in the cabin. To do this, they have to complete a seven- to nine-week training course at the LAT in Frankfurt, which ends with two training flights. In addition to service training, the main focus is on safety training and is remunerated with a salary of around € 400. Among other things, fire fighting, getting out of the emergency slide and behavior in emergency situations are practiced there. But questions of etiquette as well as aspects of intercultural competence are trained and trained. Finally, the FBs have the option to go short or long haul, depending on their needs.

Full-motion flight simulator from Lufthansa Aviation Training

Cockpit training

The training offer is tailored to operational practice and meets the requirements of EASA and the Joint Aviation Authority (JAA), it is possible as dry or wet lease training. Training services are:

Type rating

The type rating courses (. English Type Rating ) for commercial aircraft are constructed according to the JAR - FCL carried out and enhanced by elements on the practice of each airline are tailored. The courses include a. conveying system knowledge using e-learning programs, handling normal and abnormal procedures and training non-technical skills as part of a training course that comes very close to the real conditions of scheduled flights ( line-oriented flight training, or LOFT for short ).

Recurrent Training (OPC and LPC)

Recurrent training serves to maintain qualifications on the aircraft type for which the pilots have a type rating. The participants refresh their sample-related knowledge of system functions and procedures. The courses include training on the computer and simulator training. The training ends with a proficiency check in the full-flight simulator according to JAR-FCL and EU-OPS .

Additional training modules

The additional training modules prepare the participants for operational tasks. They consist of e-learning and simulator training. In detail, these are Low Visibility Operations (LVO), GPS Navigation, ETOPS Training, LOFT (Line Orientated Flight Training) and Landing Training (Zero Flight Time Training).

Cross Crew Qualification for Airbus

The Cross Crew Qualification course is a shortened type rating for the aircraft types A320, A330 and / or A340. The pilots need a valid type rating for the aircraft types A320, A330 and / or A340.

Differences training for Boeing or Bombardier

The course offers participants the opportunity to switch from Boeing 737 Classic to Boeing 737 NG, from Boeing 757 to Boeing 767 or from De Havilland DHC-8-200 / -300 to DHC-8-400 via Differences Training - alternatively to one complete type rating.

For this purpose, CBT programs are available on conventional computers and, for some aircraft types, also on flat panel trainers, in order to design the cockpit familiarization and the practice of procedures.

The following aircraft are available as a simulator fleet, which are distributed over the LAT locations. In addition, the Embraer training is offered at Lufthansa Aviation Training Switzerland (formerly Swiss Aviation Training) in Zurich:

airbus	Boeing	Bombardier	Embraer
A300-600R	B737-CL / NG	DHC-8-400	E145
A310-300	B747-400 / B747-8		E190
A320 family	B757-200
A330-300	B767-300
A340-300 / 600	B777-200LR
A380-800	MD-11 / MD-11F
A220

Emergency training

During emergency training, LAT instructors can prepare for crisis situations in order to be able to act decisively in an emergency and to be able to apply uniform procedures. For this purpose, full-motion emergency training devices are available in order to be able to carry out an instruction on all passenger aircraft of the Airbus family as well as the Boeing models B737 and B747 . First aid courses and fire fighting training are also offered.

Subsidiaries

Lufthansa Aviation Training Operations Germany GmbH

Since July 1, 2010, the previous CityLine Canadair Simulator und Training GmbH has been part of Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH. Lufthansa Aviation Training at the Berlin location focuses on the training needs of regional airlines with three simulators for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet: CRJ 200 , CRJ 700 and CRJ 900 . There is also training on the Challenger 850/870/890 and Avro RJ types , for which CBT learning programs are available.

Lufthansa Aviation Training USA Inc.

The young pilots from the Lufthansa Aviation Training Commercial Aviation School in Bremen, the flight students from Austrian Airlines and the Bundeswehr transport and jet pilots complete the first part of their practical basic training in Goodyear (Arizona), USA near Phoenix. The training facility in the Arizona desert is characterized by excellent flight and weather conditions in order to be able to carry out VFR and Basic IFR training courses on Cirrus SR20 and six Grob G120A aircraft . The NFF training is roughly divided into three phases: In the first phase, the basic handling of aircraft (steep turns, stalls, slow flight and landings) is learned through to the first solo and the first basics for cockpit procedures are created. Next comes the cross-country phase, in which visual navigation , dead reckoning and the basis for navigation with VORs and NDBs are learned. The PPL exam concludes this phase . In the last phase, an FNPT single-pilot IFR will create the basics in Airwork, SIDs and STARs and flow stabilized instrument approaches (NDB, VOR, LOC, ILS and circling approaches). In addition, the Oxford Aviation Academy has rented a room on campus, which can train its flight students there up to a professional pilot license .

Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy GmbH

Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Aviation Training. The company is not only part of the Lufthansa Group, which shapes and helps shape the global aviation market, it also uses the experience of one of the most internationally renowned flight training providers. The requirements for completing the training there can be found on the website of the European Flight Academy.

Aviation Quality Services GmbH

Aviation Quality Services is a service provider for quality and safety management in the aviation industry. The three areas of auditing, training and service offer serve this purpose. AQS is the first IATA- accredited audit organization (AO) to audit and certify according to the IOSA standard on behalf of these global airlines. AQS was also the first company to receive the status of IATA Endorsed Training Organization (ETO) in 2003.

In addition to its headquarters in Frankfurt , AQS has administrative offices in Dubai , Johannesburg , Hong Kong , Miami and Moscow .

Training fleet

Aircraft types for pilot training owned by Lufthansa Aviation Training are divided into three fleets. In addition, the aircraft of the Flight Safety Academy are used in Vero Beach , where the Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy has the first flight phase completed. There is training on aircraft of the types Piper - PA-28 Warrior III and Piper - PA-28 Cadet .

Beech Bonanza F33A of the ATCA in classic paintwork

Affiliation	Aircraft type	Stationing place	Remarks
Lufthansa Aviation Training USA	Beechcraft - F33A Bonanza	Goodyear (USA) KGYR
Lufthansa Aviation Training USA	Coarse - G120A	Goodyear (USA) KGYR	is only used in Bundeswehr training and for upset recovery training in LAT courses
Lufthansa Aviation Training USA	Cirrus - SR20	Goodyear (USA) KGYR
Lufthansa Aviation Training Germany	Cessna - Cessna Citation CJ1 +	Bremen (D) EDDW	Multi Engine IFR training, training device exclusively for MPL courses
Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy	Piper - PA28	Vero Beach (USA) KVRB	SEP VFR and IFR training, training carried out by FlightSafety Academy
Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy	Diamond Aircraft - DA40	Rostock-Laage (D) ETNL	SEP IFR training
Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy	Diamond Aircraft - DA42	Rostock-Laage (D) ETNL	MEP IFR training
Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy	Piper - PA-44 Seminole	Rostock-Laage (D) ETNL	MEP IFR training, will be replaced by Diamond DA42

partner

With the partners Lufthansa Aviation Training Switzerland, Austrian Training and British Midland, which are based in Zurich, Vienna and England, cockpit and cabin training can also take place there.

Documentation

• Katrin Weber: SternTV report: The long road to a dream job - pilot training at Lufthansa. 50 min., D, VOX 2004
• Jens Niehuss: ProSieben report: Examination stress above the clouds - The hard way to a flight license. 50 Min., D, ProSieben 2006
• Christian Weibezahn: The big report: Dream job pilot - The long way to the cockpit. 40 min., D, AZ Media TV 2007
• Jens Niehuss: SIXX report: Women's stories - Laura becomes a stewardess. 50 min., D, SIXX 2008
• Dominik Bath: Berliner Morgenpost: Approach without risk, May 7, 2018
• Josefine Sack: Märkische Allgemeine: Landing without risks, May 20, 2018

Web links

Commons : Lufthansa Flight Training  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Lufthansa Flight Training
• Career portal for the Lufthansa cockpit
• Aviation Quality Services
• Pilot Training Network, PTN, 100% subsidiary of LFT with 2 flight schools

Individual evidence

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