Largest German airlines Lufthansa will reportedly cut 20% of its leadership positions and 1,000 administrative jobs in a restructuring plan that it announced recently to cope with fallout from the coronavirus crisis. The company had earlier in June had said that it would cut about 22,000 jobs due to impact on business caused by the…
France’s flag carrier Air France recently confirmed plans to cut about 7,500 jobs including 1,000 at its sister airline HOP!, amid protests from staff over its response to the collapse in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. The French airline, part of Franco-Dutch group Air France-KLM, said it had lost 15mn euros a day during…
United Kingdom’s flag carrier British Airways, which earlier said that it needs to cut 12,000 jobs and handover pay cuts to cabin crew, has now reportedly laid off 350 pilots. According to a report by The Sun, the airline has reached a deal with its pilots that will see 350 laid off and another 300…
European aerospace company, Airbus recently said that it is finalising a restructuring plan which would include massive job cuts. Airbus plane output will be 40% lower for two years compared to pre-crisis plans,confirmed the company Chief Executive while speaking to a newspaper. According to a Bloomberg report, Europe’s largest plane manufacturer Airbus SE is meeting…
Major US airline company Delta Air Lines recently said that it will soon send warning notices to about 2,500 pilots regarding possible furloughs at the airline. The recent announcement from the company as the airline industry is taking huge blows after the coronavirus pandemic slashed air travel demand. “In an effort to best prepare our…
Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd is reportedly planning to lay off 20% of its employees and raise up to $1.3bn of equity under a cost-saving plan prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The move is expected to affect about 6,000 employees of the airline’s 29,000 strong workforce. Around half of the job cuts will be…
European plane manufacturer Airbus recently announced that it is extending furlough programs for 5,300 of its employees in Spain and the UK in its latest attempt to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “This will be effective from 20th May till 30th September and affects all Airbus Operations SL employees in Spain (with…
German airline Lufthansa recently said that it might have to cut 22,000 jobs due to impact on business caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “The recovery in demand in the air transport sector will be slow in the foreseeable future,” the airline said. Speaking after a meeting with trade unions, a Lufthansa spokeswoman said the airline…
Canadian airplane and train manufacturer, Bombardier Inc recently announced that it would cut about 2,500 jobs or 11% of its aviation workforce. According to a Reuters report, the recent decision by the company is a direct result of the pandemic impacting the airline industry. The aviation industry has been among the worst hit by the…
Gulf-based air carriers Emirates and Etihad have recently said that they are extending the period of reduced pay for employees till September as both the companies attempt to save cash amid the coronavirus crisis. Both the companies have during the lockdown operated a limited number of flights, mostly outbound services from the UAE. The airlines…
Indonesia’s flag carrier Garuda recently announced that it has laid off pilots as it continues to battle the slow revenue growth caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A senior official from the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, Arya Sinulingga, said they support the decision taken by the Garuda management. “It was a difficult choice to make, but we…
Airplane manufacturer Boeing recently announced that it is going ahead with a downsizing exercise as coronavirus pandemic severely impacts the airline industry. The company said that it is eliminating more than 12,000 jobs in the United States, including 6,770 involuntary layoffs. The company also disclosed it plans “several thousand remaining layoffs” in coming months but…
Dubai-based world’s largest long-haul airline, Emirates recently announced that it has laid 180 trainee pilots due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic. The company also pointed out that there may be more layoffs if the situation continues to worsen. We reviewed all possible scenarios in order to sustain our business operations, but have come to…
British low-cost airline easyJet is planning a layoff of up to 4,500 jobs and shrinking its fleet to adjust to the smaller travel market, which is forecast to not emerge from the coronavirus crisis anytime soon. EasyJet employs about 15,000 people in eight European countries, the latest airline company to announce job cuts due to…
As the country prepares to enter the fourth phase of the lockdown, there are predictions that the government might resume domestic air travel. The predictions were made after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and said that the fourth lockdown will be different from the previous ones. Giving a hint that the air travel…