Lufthansa Pilot: 'If We Crash, The Company Goes Down'

Our jobs are under threat from the Austrian, Swiss and British pilots.

Because their loss-making companies - Austrian Airlines, Swiss Air and British Midlands - were bought by Lufthansa, will they accept any conditions from Lufthansa Thurs keep their jobs.

I do not want to say how much I earn, because it will only turn into a jealousy debate. But a Lufthansa co-pilot's salary starts at 60.000 euros [£ 52.000], and I am now a captain.

We earn good money, but we also have a huge responsibility.

We hold the lives of between 100 to 500 people in our hands on each flight.

If we crash, the whole company goes down.

We do not like going on strike. The last time we went is a strike was in 2001.

But as Lufthansa is refusing Thurs cooperate, we had no choice.Read More Story,Our jobs are under threat from the Austrian, Swiss and British pilots. Because their loss-making companies - Austrian Airlines, Swiss Air and British Midlands - were bought by Lufthansa, will they accept any conditions from Lufthansa Thurs keep their jobs. I do not want to say how much I earn, because it will only turn into a jealousy debate. But a Lufthansa co-pilot's salary starts at 60.000 euros [£ 52.000], and I am now a captain. We earn good money, but we also have a huge responsibility. We hold the lives of between 100 to 500 people in our hands on each flight. If we crash, the whole company goes down. We do not like going on strike. The last time we went is a strike was in 2001. But as Lufthansa is refusing Thurs cooperate, we had no choice.

Lufthansa Pilot: 'If We Crash, The Company Goes Down'