Lufthansa is slowly getting back into the swing of things, sometimes the service is already approaching the time before Corona. For example, we have grown fond of the free water bottle, without any onboard light or whatever the fee-based gourmet program is called. We suspect meticulously planned processes in the background, which of course require precisely interlocking gears, both technically and figuratively. That's why the Lufthansa Group is looking for new employees in its Germany-wide recruitment campaign Flybig, quote, "continues to look for new employees. In total, the company plans to fill 8000 vacancies. Above all, we are looking for skilled workers such as technicians, IT specialists, pilots and lawyers." Maybe one of the positions would be for a German teacher.

Holger Appel

Editor in the economy, responsible for "Technology and Engine".

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Math teacher would also be good. Alternatively, a business economist or economist. The fire brigade wants to buy a fire engine. In this case, a turntable ladder, the mother of all fire brigades, so to speak. This is actually a report for the local newspaper, but in the Federal Republic of Schilda no one is allowed to do the math without Berlin. The capital, which is slightly prone to dysfunctionality, would like to see a turntable ladder, about 1.2 million euros are estimated. Normal would be 700,000 euros, but the Berlin turntable ladder is to be one with an electrically driving base vehicle. Electric cars are expensive, you have to be willing to afford local zero emissions, and city operations are certainly a sensible area of application. It is also about setting an example for environmental protection and open-mindedness. Unfortunately, even someone in procurement might know this, electric cars are a bit heavy, because of the batteries. Passenger cars settle between 2 and 3 tons. Such an impressive turntable ladder usually weighs around 14 tonnes, while the electric one weighs 18 tonnes. However, the access roads and parking spaces of the fire stations can only withstand 16 tons. Logical solution: The turntable ladder should first be parked and tested at the Fire and Rescue Service Academy in Berlin-Tegel for training. One could fall for the very daring idea that a 1.2 million euro property on wheels for trainees might be a bit exaggerated, but the Berlin specialists have a solution for that too. The additional costs are not to be raised from the procurement pot for new vehicles, but from the budget pot for climate neutrality. Money is apparently in vain, the source of the fire is extinguished, simply ingenious.