And just in case no-one had seen it, i'm sure
flap15 wont mind if I quote his posting in here:
Bad news guys and girls. The Boeings and old GB Airbus's are being phased out quicker than originaly planned so the fleet total will be 5 less than originaly planned for 08. This means that easy have excess Flight deck and Cabin crew. Andy Harrison is sharpening his axe. Unless some of the smaller operators go out of business soon all will be quiet on the job front for a while
Andy Harrison Quote.
Accelerated fleet rationalisation: Our goal is to have an all Airbus (easyJet specified) fleet which means de-fleeting the Boeings and the GB aircraft fleet over the coming years. We will accelerate this programme which means that we shall have five fewer aircraft for W08 than previously planned. This means we shall need 200 fewer crew. We shall obviously aim to manage the crew numbers by stopping recruitment but this alone may not deliver the required numbers.
We are still working on which bases these aircraft will come from. The decision will depend both on airport cost negotiations and route profitability. We shall also need to accelerate the introduction of Airbus into Luton.
To minimise the impact on jobs, we shall be seeking to review our basing strategy. We cannot afford to have anybody (management or crew) sitting around with nothing to do. As you would expect, we shall then need to discuss the output of this with the relevant people.