Delta Air Lines Inc. has announced a plan to close call centers in London and Montreal and bring those jobs back to the US in a move designed to improve efficiency. Delta stopped using an additional call center in India in April of this year, citing customer complaints. The company has not yet [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 8, 2009
Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s largest carrier, will cut an undisclosed number of management and administrative jobs. This is in addition to 8,000 positions Delta has eliminated through voluntary programs since Q2 2008. Delta had 83,000 employees in June. Delta Air Lines is based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta operates an expansive domestic and international network, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Detroit Metro Airport will cut as many as 59 positions by October. Layoffs are being considered. The airport employs 659 workers. The Wayne County Airport Authority, which operates the airport, is adjusting to a 20% drop in revenues from parking, car rentals, and concessions. Delta Air Lines, Detroit Metro’s largest airline, plans to cut its capacity there [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 19, 2009
Erlanger, Kentucky’s Comair, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, is shuttering a maintenance base at Orlando International Airport in Florida in September. Eighty-one jobs will be lost. Some employees may be bumped to other positions within Comair. Comair is one of the world’s largest regional airlines and, with over $1 billion in annual revenue, would be [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 11, 2009
Delta Air Lines is cutting its seating capacity by 10% in September, and may eliminate more jobs. In February, Delta granted voluntary buyouts to the more than 2,100 employees who requested them. The carrier, which acquired Northwest Airlines in October 2008, let go 6,000 people between the two airlines. Delta Air Lines is based and headquartered in Atlanta, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Air France-KLM will cut 3,000 jobs this fiscal year. The airline eliminated 2,700 jobs in fiscal 2008. It also announced a deal with Delta Airlines to share selected routes. Air France-KLM is a European airline holding company incorporated under French law, with its headquarters at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris, France. It is the largest airline company in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Delta Air Lines wants to cut an unspecified number of pilot jobs through early retirement incentives, according to the pilots’ union. Active pilots who meet age and length-of-service requirements would be eligible for a severance payment, medical and dental benefits for a limited period of time, and retiree travel benefits. The airline has cut other staff through [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 30, 2009
Delta Air Lines is adding up to 500 jobs in Atlanta as a result of its merger with Northwest Airlines. The jobs will consist of employees moving from Northwest’s Minnesota headquarters, as well as new hires. Delta will expand its operations control center in Atlanta, with flight dispatchers and other staffers coming from Minneapolis. The airline has [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports that airlines lost 6.6% of jobs since February, 2008. It’s the eighth straight year of US airline job loss. Only Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airlines increased their overall workforce since February 2008. Delta/Northwest now employs 73,100, down 4,800 from last year. American lost 3,300; and United lost 6,600. ATA Airlines, which went [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
Delta Air Lines is eliminating five executive positions as it merges with Northwest Airlines. CEO Richard Anderson and President Ed Bastian said that with the merger’s rapid progression and the current economic meltdown, “it is prudent for us to restructure and reduce the size of our executive team.” On June 1st the following executives will leave the [...]
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