Unite leads fight to save Alitalia jobs

LONDON - Leading negotiators from Unite, the UK's biggest union, have today (Monday) flown to Rome to take part in last-minute talks with Italian unions working to save troubled airline Alitalia.

More misery for airline industry as Alaska Airlines cuts 1,000 jobs

As the economy continues to slow and fuel prices continue to soar, Alaska Airlines has announced it is to axe up to 1,000 jobs and reduce capacity by 15%.

EasyJet to cut 60 posts

The airline Easyjet has announced it is to shed up to 60 jobs.

Continental pilots union saves 326 jobs

HOUSTON (September 9, 2008) - The union representing Continental Airlines pilots, Air Line Pilots Association, International, announced today that its efforts, along with the participation of pilots w

US airlines poised to shed 36,000 jobs

NEW YORK - Airlines are contributing to the increase in unemployment, as they slash thousands of jobs to save money in the midst of higher fuel costs.

Indonesian airline in need of 200 pilots

Citing a report from BisnisBali, balidiscovery.com has claimed that Indonesia’s flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia is planning to recruit 200 new pilots needed to fly their fleet of new Boeing 737-800 ai

Job.travel announces free job and resume postings

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (August 12, 200) - Job.travel, the premium employment site for the travel and hospitality industry, announces free job and resume postings.

Fuel prices cost United Airlines 7000 jobs

America's second biggest airline said it will reduce its workforce by 13 per cent - or 7,000 staff - and axe more than a sixth of domestic routes in a desperate attempt to cut costs to cope with the s

Wynn Resorts announces 5,300 new job opportunities in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Wynn Resorts is now accepting applications for 5,300 newly-created job opportunities as it prepares to unveil Encore, the new signature resort in the Wynn collection.

Northwest Airlines cutting 2,500 frontline and management jobs

MINNEAPOLIS - Northwest Airlines Corp.

Alitalia faces 5,000 to 6,000 job cuts in relaunch plan

MILAN - The plan to relaunch Alitalia SpA being prepared by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA includes 5,000 to 6,000 job cuts and new capital of 700 million to 800 million euros, Corriere della Sera newspaper repo

ALPA Works with American Eagle to preserve jobs

WASHINGTON, DC - The pilots of American Eagle Airlines, Inc., represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International, (ALPA), have reached an agreement with American Eagle management to preserv

United to cut 950 pilots as airline grounds jets

CHICAGO ― United Airlines is eliminating nearly 1,000 pilots as part of its overall cutback strategy that includes grounding several gas-guzzling jets.

US airline industry headed toward 'catastrophe' at current oil prices

WASHINGTON, DC & RADNOR, PA - At current oil prices, several large and small US airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at the end of 2008 and early 2009, according to a study issued today by AirlineForecasts, LLC and the Business Travel Coalition.

Malaysian tourism: Plenty of jobs, no takers

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) president Ilyas Zainal has said that while the country's tourism industry is booming, Malaysian hotels are facing a dearth of job seekers.

"This is a problem hoteliers are facing,” the MAH president said.

United Airlines to shutter low-fare airline, cut jobs

DETROIT - United Airlines said Wednesday that it would discontinue its low-fare airline, called Ted, retire aircraft and cut as many as 1,100 additional jobs in an effort to lessen the impact of high jet fuel prices.

The announcement had been expected for several weeks, ever since the airline surprised Wall Street with a $537 million ... read more

Saudi Arabia: E-ticketing - a blessing or a curse?

JEDDAH — Thousands of workers in travel and tourism agencies in the Kingdom fear that they would lose their jobs now that the issuance of paper tickets is no longer an option with airlines worldwide fully shifting to the electronic ticketing system from today. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will penalize travel agencies ... read more

Tourism boom brings jobs to Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Tourism is on a roll.

Through targeted marketing campaigns in China, Japan, Korea, the United States, the Middle East and Europe, it was able to attract 3.09 million tourists into the Philippines last year. And since the campaigns remain on high gear, it is optimistic that 3.4 million more will ... read more

Fuel hike prompts Australian airline job cuts

Australia's biggest airline, Qantas, is cutting jobs and reducing services in response to spiralling fuel costs.

Qantas says its fuel bill will jump by more than two-billion dollars next financial year.

Former Skybus employees file lawsuit

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ex-employees of Columbus based airline Skybus, have struck back against the company by filing a lawsuit in Federal Court against the now-bankrupt company.