Lufthansa Group has announced January 1, 2026, as the target date for implementing centralised core functions across its airlines as part of a broad reorganisation designed to strengthen and expand the market position of its hub carriers Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines to improve group-wide efficiency and boost profits.
From that date, network management for all short- and medium-haul flights will be steered group-wide, extending an approach already used for long-haul routes. Commercial product management will also be consolidated under central group functions, the company said in a statement.
Decision-making will shift to four new "group function boards", covering hubs, technology, human resources, and finance, each chaired by a member of the group executive board and including airline representatives. A "functional financial controller" will be represented on the boards for financial oversight.
IT functions will be consolidated under Chief Technology Officer Grazia Vittadini. The group will also merge its "Digital Hangar" and "Innovation & Tech Factory" into a single, central unit tasked with advancing digitalisation and innovation. The move is intended to create group-wide expertise spanning operations, customer services, commercial activities, and corporate functions, the company said.
While customer-facing services such as inflight products, lounges, and flight operations will remain with individual airlines, Lufthansa Group said the restructuring will allow faster decision-making, tighter integration, and better coordination across the member airlines.
The organisational overhaul was first reported by the German business daily Handelsblatt last month.
