Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$149M
Total assets Near avg plan size
365
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$407,895
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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

$149M in assets, 365 participants

Lufthansa German Airlines's Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees reported $149M in total assets and 365 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #3,086 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in New York

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees covers 365 participants in New York, about 46% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $149M.

#3,086
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+1.2%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees's outsized position 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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$148,881,811 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 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 2023

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (365 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees reported net income rose from -$58M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees reported participants fell from 405 in the plan year 2022 filing to 365 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees end-of-year assets rose from $147M in the plan year 2022 filing to $149M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 131789847 · Lufthansa German Airlines PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees · $149M · 365 · 93rd

  • ASSETS $149M
  • ASSETS 365
  • ASSETS 93rd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near The Lane Construction Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #3086

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$147M
Net Assets (End of Year)$149M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN131789847
Plan Effective Date1956-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lufthansa German Airlines)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lufthansa German Airlines plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$491M 19.232935455347317% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $412M $491M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,886 $412M
2023 2 1,967 $461M
2024 2 2,116 $491M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.148881811 · Participants: 365Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States EmployeesIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Lane Construction Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NC ($149M); by covered participants it is Tredegar Corporation Retirement Income Plan in VA (365 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (365 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees assets move in 2023?
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees edged up modestly - up 1.2% during 2023, from $147M to $149M. Reported net income was $2M.
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 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% 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 The Lane Construction Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NC ($149M, 130 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tredegar Corporation Retirement Income Plan in VA (365 participants, $10K in assets).