Airline plans to slash more jobs
By Malin Rising |
August 13, 2009, Thursday
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SCANDINAVIAN airline group SAS AB yesterday said it will cut between 1,000 and 1,500 more jobs to reduce costs after posting another large loss in the second quarter amid falling demand for its services.
The Stockholm-based company, whose net loss more than doubled to 1.05 billion Swedish kronor (US$144 million) from 422 million kronor a year earlier, said the job cuts will be part of a new program to lower costs by 2 billion kronor.
To implement the savings it will also start negotiations with trade unions to demand a 10 to 20 percent reduction of salaries and pensions for flight deck and cabin staff.
"SAS must compete on the same basis as its competitors and completely close the cost gap which ultimately is a matter of survival," SAS Chief Executive Mats Jansson said in a statement.
Jansson added that the effects of the global recession are being felt "extensively throughout the aviation industry."
SAS said the result for the second quarter was weighed down by falling demand and restructuring costs. Sales for the period fell to 12.2 billion kronor from 14.4 billion kronor in the second quarter of 2008.
At the end of the second quarter, SAS had 18,000 employees.
The new savings program adds to a massive overhaul of the company announced in February.
The Stockholm-based company, whose net loss more than doubled to 1.05 billion Swedish kronor (US$144 million) from 422 million kronor a year earlier, said the job cuts will be part of a new program to lower costs by 2 billion kronor.
To implement the savings it will also start negotiations with trade unions to demand a 10 to 20 percent reduction of salaries and pensions for flight deck and cabin staff.
"SAS must compete on the same basis as its competitors and completely close the cost gap which ultimately is a matter of survival," SAS Chief Executive Mats Jansson said in a statement.
Jansson added that the effects of the global recession are being felt "extensively throughout the aviation industry."
SAS said the result for the second quarter was weighed down by falling demand and restructuring costs. Sales for the period fell to 12.2 billion kronor from 14.4 billion kronor in the second quarter of 2008.
At the end of the second quarter, SAS had 18,000 employees.
The new savings program adds to a massive overhaul of the company announced in February.
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