Lufthansa Technik has announced the decision to invest 7.5 million Euros in a training center in Hamburg-Rahlstedt, Germany for highly-qualified engine mechanics. The company has decided to further qualify people who have already completed a technical or craft apprenticeship to meet the increasing demand for highly-qualified engine mechanics. In 2023 itself 376 new employees will be trained at the training center and will be able to take on independent tasks at Lufthansa Technik’s workshops after just four to six months.
Over the next five years, more than 1,000 new joinees – who originally trained for example as carpenters, automotive mechanics or dental technicians – will be qualified to repair the latest engine technologies. In addition to German, the technical aviation training is also conducted in English, so that international applicants can also be brought on board. Sign language interpreters will be available at all times for future colleagues with hearing impairments.