13 maggio 2009 - 17.10
Iberia: cassa integrazione per 2.000 dipendenti
MADRID (awp/ats/ansa) La compagnia aerea spagnola Iberia, che ha registrato perdite nette per 92,6 milioni di euro nel primo trimestre del 2009, ha annunciato l'attuazione di un piano di contenimento dei costi per 200 milioni che prevede la cassa integrazione provvisoria nell'arco dei prossimi 12 mesi per il 10% dei suoi 20.715 dipendenti: lo riferisce il quotidiano Publico.
Secondo il quotidiano nel primo trimestre di quest'anno per via della crisi la compagnia ha registrato un calo del 10% del numero di passeggeri, un dato che ha contribuito alle sue "perdite trimestrali storiche". Il piano di Iberia prevede fra l'altro una riduzione degli investimenti di 90 milioni di euro, con l'obiettivo di contenere le perdite annuali fra 110 e 125 milioni. Secondo il presidente della compagnia spagnola Fernando Conte, citato da Publico, il progetto di fusione avviato da Iberia e British Airways "richiederà più tempo del previsto".
AWP
MAY 13, 200
Japan Airlines Posts Loss, Plans Further Staff Cuts
Japan Airlines Corp. slid into deep losses in the fiscal year ended in March and warned it will stay in the red this year, even as it scrambles to cut costs.
JAL aims to reduce its work force by 1,200 in the current fiscal year as part of efforts to cut costs. Above, JAL customers at Haneda Airport in Japan.
JAL Senior Vice President Yoshimasa Kanayama said Tuesday the carrier aims to reduce its work force by 1,200 workers in the current fiscal year. The Japanese carrier had a staff of 47,526 at the end of March. JAL, Japan's largest airline by revenue, reported a loss of 63.2 billion yen ($648.7 million) for the year, compared with a profit of 16.9 billion yen the previous year. With international business travel sagging, revenue fell 13% to 1.95 trillion yen.
The company warned April 28 that it faced a much bigger than expected loss for the year due to a slowdown in travel brought on by the global economic downturn, as well as a drop in the value of securities caused by the stock market's weakness. The result reported Tuesday was in line with that lowered forecast.
JAL has been struggling with a drop in demand for business travel and cargo transport. While a falloff in fuel surcharges and a stronger yen have given Japanese tourists an incentive to travel abroad, the effect has been overshadowed by heavy cost cutting by companies, JAL said in April. At the time, it called the drop in demand for air transport "relentless."
Despite plans to shave costs, JAL warned it expects to lose 63 billion yen in the year through March 2010. The airline hopes to return to profitability in the following 12 months, officials said Tuesday.
Iberia: cassa integrazione per 2.000 dipendenti
MADRID (awp/ats/ansa) La compagnia aerea spagnola Iberia, che ha registrato perdite nette per 92,6 milioni di euro nel primo trimestre del 2009, ha annunciato l'attuazione di un piano di contenimento dei costi per 200 milioni che prevede la cassa integrazione provvisoria nell'arco dei prossimi 12 mesi per il 10% dei suoi 20.715 dipendenti: lo riferisce il quotidiano Publico.
Secondo il quotidiano nel primo trimestre di quest'anno per via della crisi la compagnia ha registrato un calo del 10% del numero di passeggeri, un dato che ha contribuito alle sue "perdite trimestrali storiche". Il piano di Iberia prevede fra l'altro una riduzione degli investimenti di 90 milioni di euro, con l'obiettivo di contenere le perdite annuali fra 110 e 125 milioni. Secondo il presidente della compagnia spagnola Fernando Conte, citato da Publico, il progetto di fusione avviato da Iberia e British Airways "richiederà più tempo del previsto".
AWP
MAY 13, 200
Japan Airlines Posts Loss, Plans Further Staff Cuts
Japan Airlines Corp. slid into deep losses in the fiscal year ended in March and warned it will stay in the red this year, even as it scrambles to cut costs.
JAL aims to reduce its work force by 1,200 in the current fiscal year as part of efforts to cut costs. Above, JAL customers at Haneda Airport in Japan.
JAL Senior Vice President Yoshimasa Kanayama said Tuesday the carrier aims to reduce its work force by 1,200 workers in the current fiscal year. The Japanese carrier had a staff of 47,526 at the end of March. JAL, Japan's largest airline by revenue, reported a loss of 63.2 billion yen ($648.7 million) for the year, compared with a profit of 16.9 billion yen the previous year. With international business travel sagging, revenue fell 13% to 1.95 trillion yen.
The company warned April 28 that it faced a much bigger than expected loss for the year due to a slowdown in travel brought on by the global economic downturn, as well as a drop in the value of securities caused by the stock market's weakness. The result reported Tuesday was in line with that lowered forecast.
JAL has been struggling with a drop in demand for business travel and cargo transport. While a falloff in fuel surcharges and a stronger yen have given Japanese tourists an incentive to travel abroad, the effect has been overshadowed by heavy cost cutting by companies, JAL said in April. At the time, it called the drop in demand for air transport "relentless."
Despite plans to shave costs, JAL warned it expects to lose 63 billion yen in the year through March 2010. The airline hopes to return to profitability in the following 12 months, officials said Tuesday.
