Selection stages

1. Cadet: DLR aptitude test (self-booked, ~EUR 390-430, Hamburg/Zurich/Milan)
2. Cadet: application to European Flight Academy with DLR certificate
3. Cadet: company qualification assessment (Interpersonal GmbH or SWISS FCAC): group task, psychomotor tests, personality questionnaires, personal and reflection interview with psychologist and pilots
4. Cadet: Class 1 medical and German police background check
5. Direct entry: application via lufthansagroup.careers, CV screening, sim assessment, interview, medical/documents

Tests

• DLR (BU/FQ): mental arithmetic, memory, spatial orientation, technical comprehension, concentration, English, psychomotor
• Interpersonal GmbH company assessment
• Dyadic cooperation test (two candidates over headsets)

Simulator check

Direct entry (): A320 Level D sim in Frankfurt or Munich, ~60-90 min: departures, ILS, visual circuits, engine failures, go-arounds, system malfunctions; CRM and SOP discipline weighted.

By rank

• Cadet: EFA cadets: min age 17, Abitur; interview covers motivation and aviation-industry knowledge.
• First officer: DE FO: ATPL/frozen ATPL, typically A320 type or multi-crew jet experience, ~500h .

Interview questions

Personal and CV

1. Walk us through your aviation background and tell us about yourself.

Motivation

1. Why Lufthansa in particular rather than another Group airline? (First officer)

Situational

1. How would you cope with being assigned to an unfamiliar base? (First officer)

Competency and CRM

1. Describe a time you disagreed with a captain's decision. (First officer)