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United Airlines to sack 950 pilots

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  • 24-06-2008 7:54pm
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    Steyr
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7470868.stm

    United Airlines sheds 950 pilots

    US carrier United Airlines has said 950 - about 14% - of its pilots will lose their jobs as spiralling fuel costs and weak consumer spending hit earnings.

    The job cuts are in addition to existing plans to eliminate 1,600 positions from the firm's workforce.

    Staff numbers must be scaled back as United Airlines reduces the number of services it offers, the firm said.

    Since oil prices passed $135 a barrel, jet fuel costs have sent the whole airline industry reeling.

    Many airlines have made a series of radical moves to survive, including charging passengers to check in their first piece of luggage and raising the price of air fare tickets.

    A number have already collapsed, including UK airline Silverjet and budget carrier Oasis Hong Kong.

    Earlier this month, United it said it would ground 100 planes, leading to a 17%-18% cut in domestic capacity and a 4-5% reduction in international capacity.

    "As we take actions to enable United to compete in an environment of record fuel prices, we must take the difficult but necessary step to reduce the number of people we have to run our business," the Chicago-based carrier said in a statement.


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    There is a big difference between getting sacked and laid off. These pilots are being made redundant, i.e. they are being let go due to a down turn in business and will get all their benefits. If someone gets sacked they get the ass for some malicious reason and are entitled to nothing


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    sonicthebadger*
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    There is a big difference between getting sacked and laid off. These pilots are being made redundant, i.e. they are being let go due to a down turn in business and will get all their benefits. If someone gets sacked they get the ass for some malicious reason and are entitled to nothing


    It's true, here you get a couple of weeks pay for every year you've worked. But is that the case in America?

    And what does that indicate for the industry in general, is it likely there'll be a glut of experienced qualified pilots desperate for work and willing to take a considerable pay cut to get it?

    What are the chances a recently qualified pilot will even get a job now?


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    sonicthebadger* wrote: »
    It's true, here you get a couple of weeks pay for every year you've worked. But is that the case in America?

    And what does that indicate for the industry in general, is it likely there'll be a glut of experienced qualified pilots desperate for work and willing to take a considerable pay cut to get it?

    What are the chances a recently qualified pilot will even get a job now?
    What is the chances of a recently qualified anything even getting a job now? :confused:


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