Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $137M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 343
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 92nd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $399,887
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees · Sponsored by Lufthansa German Airlines · New York · Transportation & Warehousing
$137M in assets, 343 participants
Lufthansa German Airlines's Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees reported $137M in total assets and 343 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.
- #2,985 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
Coverage in New York
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees covers 343 participants in New York, about 43% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $137M.
- #2,985
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
- -7.9%
- assets change YoY
- 1.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$137,161,281 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 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 (343 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees end-of-year assets fell from $149M in the plan year 2023 filing to $137M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees reported participants fell from 365 in the plan year 2023 filing to 343 in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 131789847 · Lufthansa German Airlines PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Lufthansa German Airlines Pension Plan for United States Employees · $137M · 343 · 92nd
- PHOTO $137M
- PHOTO 343
- PHOTO 92nd
- PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near Buzzi Unicem USA Inc. Salaried Pension Plan
- PHOTO ind #2985
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
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $149M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $136M |
| Net Income | -$12M |
| Employer EIN | 131789847 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1956-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,886 | $412M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,967 | $461M |
| 2024 | 2 | 2,116 | $491M |
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Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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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 Buzzi Unicem USA Inc. Salaried Pension Plan in PA ($137M); by covered participants it is Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue in MN (343 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($137M here).
- Buzzi Unicem USA Inc. Salaried Pension Plan (PA) $137M · 231
- Roundys Supermarkets, Inc. Retirement Plan (WI) $137M · 524
- Am General Salaried Retirement Plan (IN) $137M · 126
- Triple-S Management Corporation Non-Contributory Retirement Plan (PR) $137M · 422
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (343 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue (MN) 343 · 0 off
- Seh America, Inc. Pension Plan (WA) 343 · 0 off
- Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. Retirement Plan (GA) 342 · 1 off
- Roofers Local 221 Pension Trust Fund (HI) 342 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.