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…
British low cost airline easyJet recently said that it is considering closing down three of its airport bases because of the impact on the travel industry due to the coronavirus. The budget carrier said in a statement that it could close bases at London Stansted, London Southend and Newcastle airports as part of wider cost…
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…