Jürgen Raps: key obituary facts
Is Jürgen Raps dead? Yes. Jürgen Raps died on December 5, 2025, at age 74.
Cause of death: Jürgen Raps's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jürgen Raps known for?
He was a German pilot (1951–2025).
More about Jürgen Raps
Jürgen Raps, the German pilot and aviation manager who served as chief operating officer of Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, died on December 5, 2025, aged 74.
Born in Bayreuth on August 11, 1951, he joined Lufthansa’s commercial pilot training program in Bremen in 1970 and earned his pilot’s licence in 1972. He went on to fly as a first officer on the Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 before becoming a Boeing 737 captain in 1984.
Raps later held senior operational roles at Lufthansa Passage, including chief pilot and accountable manager, and also served as an honorary professor at Hochschule Bremen in aviation and management.