Luftscamsa - AI-Linked Job Cuts Move From Tech to Airlines

Lufthansa has begun to cut jobs and blame the move on artificial intelligence, following a pattern first set by the technology industry. Airlines Follow Tech's Lead Lufthansa Group announced in the fall of 2025 that it plans to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030. The company said the workforce reduction was due to its use of AI, new digital tools and combining work across its subsidiary airlines. This action is consistent with the group's history of using structural and technology changes to lower labor costs and tighten control, a strategy [previously detailed in a Pax Sentinel investigation](/en/article/gtLjDSYD_how-lufthansa-weaponizes-subsidiaries-against-labor). The Precedent in Tech The move copies what major technology companies have done, consistently blaming job cuts on corporate restructuring and a new focus on AI. Cisco Systems announced plans to cut about 4,000 jobs, or 5 percent of its workforce, on the same day it reported record revenue. Mr. Chuck Robbins, the company's CEO, stated in a memo to employees that winning in the AI era requires making "hard decisions" to shift investment. Financial services provider Block Inc. started laying off more than 4,000 employees in February. Mr. Jack Dorsey, the company's CEO, justified the cuts by stating that new AI tools have changed how companies operate. "A significantly smaller team, using the tools we’re building, can do more and do it better," Mr. Dorsey said. Similarly, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is moving forward with plans to lay off about 8,000 workers. The company cited the need to be more efficient, a move that comes as it also spends more on AI systems. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stated that 2026 will be the year AI begins to "dramatically change the way that we work."