Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$147M
Total assets
405
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$363,216
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees · Sponsored by Lufthansa German Airlines · New York · Transportation & Warehousing

$147M in assets, 405 participants

Lufthansa German Airlines's Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees reported $147M in total assets and 405 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #3,618 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Where Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees sits by assets

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $147M for 405 participants (~$363,216/participant), down 28.5% in 2022.

$147M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
405
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$363,216
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $58M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees sits by total assets

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$147,102,433 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

State
New York
Industry
Transportation & Warehousing

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees outranks 95% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$206M
Net Assets (End of Year)$147M
Net Income-$58M
Employer EIN131789847
Plan Effective Date1956-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lufthansa German Airlines)

$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $412M $491M ▲ +19.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Lufthansa German Airlines plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,886 $412M
2023 2 1,967 $461M
2024 2 2,116 $491M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees declined sharply - down 28.5% during 2022, from $206M to $147M. Reported net income was -$58M.
How have Lufthansa German Airlines plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lufthansa German Airlines's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $412M to $491M.
Where does Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iron Workers District Council of Tn Valley & Vicinity Pension Plan in TN ($147M, 1,756 participants).

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131789847.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.