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Together with flight attendants, AUA’s 3,900 on-board staff are offering a savings contribution of more than 200 million euros ($216 million) in total, it said.
Lufthansa is negotiating a 9 billion euro bailout with Germany’s government and the governments in Austria and Belgium, where it also operates carriers.
Airlines are grappling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and expect a protracted travel slump in its wake.
AUA has applied for 767 million euros in state aid.
In Switzerland, parliament has already backed a 1.275 billion Swiss franc ($1.31 billion) package in loan guarantees for Lufthansa units Swiss and Edelweiss.
AUA employs 7,000 staff in Austria, and all of them currently work reduced hours.
Some 150-200 AUA pilots will leave the carrier by 2022 due to expiring contracts, and negotiations about part-time work and temporary leaves are ongoing, said Rainer Stratberger, a member of the works council.
