Now I understand why some FTers here say ex-MUC FAs are the best
Jun 16, 2008, 8:02 am
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Jun 16, 2008, 8:16 am
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Jun 16, 2008, 8:19 am
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LH has decided to hire 140 P1s in Munich from other airlines (DE, CL, LT etc) because the natural seniroty regs cannot fulfill the demand of planned rapid expansion in MUC:
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That should make for a interesting mix of staff...
Erstmals seit zwei Jahren hat im April ein Lehrgang für externe Purser begonnen, die zuvor für verschiedene Airlines außerhalb des Lufthansa-Konzerns geflogen sind. Die Bewerber kommen unter anderem von der CityLine, Condor, TUIFly und LTU. Ausgebildet werden die Kollegen zwar in Frankfurt, eingesetzt werden sie anschließend aber in München. Hintergrund ist, dass mit dem Streckenwachstum in München die Anzahl der Kabinenmitarbeiter wächst und in München aktuell 140 Purser benötigt werden. Da diese Stellen nicht ausschließlich intern zu besetzen sind, beschlossen die Fachbereiche, auch externe Purser für Lufthansa in München zu rekrutieren. Voraussetzung für die Einstellung von externen Pursern bei Lufthansa ist, dass die Bewerber mindestens 1500 Blockstunden als Führungskraft an Bord nachweisen können und die vergangenen zwölf Monate vor dem Einstieg bei Lufthansa auch aktiv geflogen sind. In der dreimonatigen Ausbildung lernen die neuen Kollegen vor allem Lufthansa und alle internen Abläufe kennen. Das umfasst die Flugbegleiterausbildung für den Kontverkehr, die Ausbildung zum Purser I inklusive Emergency Training sowie den Teil Führung. Während der Ausbildung finden mehrmals Einweisungsflüge statt. Stationiert werden die neuen Purser in München. Weitere Lehrgänge starten im Juli und Oktober
That should make for a interesting mix of staff...
Jun 16, 2008, 8:45 am
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In fact UA also has a shortage of Pursers right now, and their "solution" is to have a normal FA run the purser position if no qualified purser is available.
I wonder what the qualification at Cityline is, because there is no such thing as a Purser position on CL.
Jun 16, 2008, 8:49 am
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Jun 16, 2008, 9:08 am
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Most current MUC P2s started their career at FRA. And most of them say they'd never ever go back.
It's not like they fell from the sky.
MUC station will certainly shape those new ready-entry pursers. There's nothing to fear.
Jun 16, 2008, 10:56 am
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Jun 16, 2008, 11:06 am
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Sure, sub-99EUR tickets are too nice to miss 
At least all LH planes ex-MUC (except for flights to FRA) are MUC based, and I would assume the crew too. LH Regional is a completely different beast with the planes hopping over all bases.
Well, you do know that crews on shourthaul flights ex/to MUC don't have to be MUC based, right?
Jun 16, 2008, 12:14 pm
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Huh? A ex-MUC flight may be part of a FRA-CDG-MUC-TXL-FRA circulation, just to make up an example. Obviously with a FRA crew. Not to mention multy-day tours, where planes with a FRA crew are parked overnight, then could continue to MUC on the next morning. Btw, I think LH has continental stations in more cities than just FRA and MUC.
Jun 16, 2008, 12:28 pm
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Huh? A ex-MUC flight may be part of a FRA-CDG-MUC-TXL-FRA circulation, just to make up an example. Obviously with a FRA crew. Not to mention multy-day tours, where planes with a FRA crew are parked overnight, then could continue to MUC on the next morning. Btw, I think LH has continental stations in more cities than just FRA and MUC.
All LH planes are either station in FRA, MUC or decentral. The FRA planes cover all rotations ex-FRA, the MUC flights all rotations ex-MUC except to FRA, and decentral all others. Decentral has aircrafts actually stationed at DUS, HAM, STR, TXL and CGN. All decentral aircraft are 737s.
Now it could be possible that crew operations works differently, and as I said I don't have any insight into those.
Jun 16, 2008, 12:43 pm
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All LH planes are either station in FRA, MUC or decentral. The FRA planes cover all rotations ex-FRA, the MUC flights all rotations ex-MUC except to FRA, and decentral all others. Decentral has aircrafts actually stationed at DUS, HAM, STR, TXL and CGN. All decentral aircraft are 737s.
Nah, that sounds too good to be true.
