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4th Aug 2004, 08:35
From the BALPA website.... Possibly 118 pilots to go...
Public Information • Wednesday, August 4, 2004
MyTravel to axe one-third of fleet
Troubled UK tour operator MyTravel Group is to withdraw its entire Boeing fleet from service – a third of its aircraft – with the loss of up to 540 jobs, in a bid to reduce costs at the company.
MyTravel Airways operates five Boeing 757-200s and three Boeing 767-300ERs. It is also set to dispose of its sole McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, having already withdrawn three older DC-10-10s as part of a previous fleet cut.
“We’ve got ourselves into the position of having too much capacity,” says a spokesman for MyTravel. He says that, in the light of market pressures, the company has found it difficult to adjust capacity to demand and that the tour operator needs greater flexibility.
It concedes that up to 118 pilots, 372 cabin crew members and 50 other staff could lose their jobs – although the spokesman says that it will be “seeking viable alternatives” for employees affected.
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PS There is more of this article on the BALPA website's homepage.
Public Information • Wednesday, August 4, 2004
MyTravel to axe one-third of fleet
Troubled UK tour operator MyTravel Group is to withdraw its entire Boeing fleet from service – a third of its aircraft – with the loss of up to 540 jobs, in a bid to reduce costs at the company.
MyTravel Airways operates five Boeing 757-200s and three Boeing 767-300ERs. It is also set to dispose of its sole McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, having already withdrawn three older DC-10-10s as part of a previous fleet cut.
“We’ve got ourselves into the position of having too much capacity,” says a spokesman for MyTravel. He says that, in the light of market pressures, the company has found it difficult to adjust capacity to demand and that the tour operator needs greater flexibility.
It concedes that up to 118 pilots, 372 cabin crew members and 50 other staff could lose their jobs – although the spokesman says that it will be “seeking viable alternatives” for employees affected.
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PS There is more of this article on the BALPA website's homepage.