09.08.2017 Pilot Careers fair in Berlin

We will be there!

On September 16th, 2017 the Pilots Careers fair will take place in Berlin, for everybody who is interested in becoming an airline pilot. We, the German Pilots' Association, will be there, too. You are welcome to visit us!  Details

15.09.2016 New Ryanair Contracts – a step back in time!

After a number of Ryanair pilots‘ homes as well as offices of temporary employment companies were searched by the authorities in recent weeks, Ryanair has now offered new employment contracts to pilots in Germany. A first analysis of these contracts however, has shown that they are not compatible...  Details

15.09.2015 VC’s strike actions and the courts’ interim injunction

At the beginning of September 2015, the board of Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) formally declared negotiations for a new collective labour agreement (CLA) regarding transitional pension schemes to had failed resulting in industrial action. The first strike action on Tuesday, 8th of September 2015 was...  Details

17.08.2015 VC offers package deal to Lufthansa

In late July, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has offered a package to Lufthansa management calling for an alliance for employment and growth. In the light of an approaching pilot shortage and out of responsibility for pilot jobs and the economic success of Lufthansa, the deal offered by VC would save...  Details

20.07.2015 Lufthansa blocks arbitration

On July 6, 2015, talks with Lufthansa management regarding the beginning of an arbitration failed before they ever started! In December 2014, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) first proposed an arbitration including all open issues. At first, Lufthansa did not accept this offer. However, in April 2015,...  Details