US Airways, based in Tempe, Arizona, the United States, is cutting about 1,000 jobs (including 200 pilot-jobs) by 2010, terminating its fights from Philadelphia to 5 cities in Europe, as well as cutting back 43.8% daily departures from Las Vegas as a part of the airline’s efforts at ‘restructuring’ to curb losses.

Philippine Airlines (PAL), the flag-carrier of the Philippines, has decided to cut flight capacity as well as reduce its workforce in an effort to cope with the losses arising out of the shrinking demand for air travel.

American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, says it is planning to lay off up to 410 flight attendants on April 1, 2009, “unless the carrier can get, by March 6, 2009, sufficient number of volunteers to take leaves, early departures or other steps to reduce their ranks.”

Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom-based manufacturer of aircraft engines, has announced that it is planning to reduce its global workforce by up to 2,000 “to cope with the global downturn and delays to the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380.”

Just a day after the announcement of the Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways alliance, there was a shock for the employees of the two airlines.

  As a part of its continuing efforts at downsizing flights, American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, has sent notices of possible layoffs to 469 employees at airports in 5 cities in the United States.

In an effort to trim its workforce and cuts costs, AirTran Airways, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the United States, has decided to lay off 169 pilots with effect from September 3, 2008.

United Airlines, a major airline of the United States and a subsidiary of UAL Corporation, is offering voluntary retirement packages for about 600 eligible flight attendants as a part of the job cuts announced earlier.