About Lufthansa City Airlines

Lufthansa City Airlines is a regional airline from Germany. Its airline codes are VL (IATA) and LHX (ICAO). Lufthansa City Airlines operates from Munich (MUC) and Frankfurt (FRA). Lufthansa City Airlines flies 18 aircraft (July 2026), among them the Airbus A319, Airbus A320neo and Airbus A220-300. Lufthansa City Airlines is part of Lufthansa.

Lufthansa City Airlines recruits licensed pilots as direct-entry first officers and captains. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. The requirements section on this page covers licence, flying hours, type rating, medical certificate, education, right to work and language. This page sets out the selection in 3 stages.

The three phases

Lufthansa City Airlines at a glance

IATA / ICAO

VL / LHX1

Country

Germany

Hubs

Munich (MUC), Frankfurt (FRA)1

Fleet

Airbus A319, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A220-3001

Direct entry

First officers, Captains23

What does Lufthansa City Airlines ask of pilots?

Licence

First Officer: EASA CPL(A)/IR(A) with ATPL theory credit and MCC, or MPL (phase 4 completed), plus advanced UPRT; Captain: EASA ATPL(A)36

Hours

First Officer: 500 hours total on CS-25 aircraft; Captain: minimum 5,000 hours total and 1,000 hours PIC on CS-25 aircraft36

Type rating

First Officer: A220 type rating preferred; Captain: A220 or A320 type rating preferred36

Medical

Class 1 medical36

Education

General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur/Fachhochschulreife) or equivalent36

Right to work

EU citizenship or unrestricted residence and work permit; passport with unlimited validity36

Language

English at least ICAO Level 436

1. 1Lufthansa City Airlines, Wikipedia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Lufthansa City Airlines Career Center · accessed 11 Oct 2026
3. 3Lufthansa City Airlines First Officer A220 vacancy · accessed 11 Oct 2026
4. 4Lufthansa City Airlines FAQs: First Officer, pdf · accessed 11 Oct 2026
5. 5Lufthansa City Airlines FAQs: Captain, pdf · accessed 11 Oct 2026
6. 6Lufthansa City Airlines vacancy: Captain A220/A320 · accessed 11 Oct 2026