Air France KLM redundancies?
 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but BBC reporting as follows:

BBC NEWS | Business | Air France-KLM to cut 3,000 jobs

Air France/KLM to cut 2500 to 3000 jobs
 

April 15 (Reuters) - Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA), Europe's
biggest airline, aims to cut between 2,500 and 3,000 jobs in the
next two financial years, a spokeswoman for the carrier said on
Wednesday.

The Franco-Dutch company, will not renew short-term
contracts or replace retiring employees, avoiding compulsory
layoffs. The carrier cut 2,400 jobs in the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2009, and forecast an operating loss of 200 million
euros for the period.

So where will the cuts be focused?

Be thankful you're not a banker!
 

BBC NEWS | Business | Swiss bank UBS to cut 8,700 jobs

Yet more jobs going in this industry.

This link was dated 30 March 2009 and show job losses to date.

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At least the AF/KLM jobs are not compulsory lay-offs. No comfort, I know, if you've just done your type rating etc. and lookng for a job.

Hard times are upon us.

only ground jobs will be affected (and mostly of them on the commercial sector, non technical jobs)

Air France-KLM to cut 3,000 jobs
 

BBC NEWS | Business | Air France-KLM to cut 3,000 jobs

Europe's biggest airline will cut jobs by not renewing contracts or replacing retiring employees, the carrier said, avoiding compulsory lay-offs.

(From the BBC article)

Hmmmm
I think some other non-airline businesses would be quite content to have just a 9.4% reduction in business. I can't help thinking that some reduced pricing might help here? Most European airlines seem to have hiked their prices when the oil price peaked in 2008 and never came back down again. Swiss for example are still applying fuel surcharges on flights. Flights within Europe that used to be a few hundred Euros can now be nearer the €1000 level. Certainly my employer (Big multi-national) is encouraging its employees to travel by train or car in Europe. Even if it requires one or two extra nights in hotels it is frequently cheaper than flying. (and sometimes quicker)