Monday, September 27, 2010

Delta subsidiary Mesaba to furlough up to 110 pilots - Memphis Business Journal:

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Mesaba Airlines spokeswoman Kristin Baur said the furloughs are in responswe tothe carrier’s earlieer decision to reduce its fleetf of Saab turboprop aircraft from 49 to 39 The Eagan, Minn.-based regional airline has 99 aircrafr and 1,120 pilots. The reductions amount to about 10 percentrof Mesaba’s pilot The furloughs are expected to last into the fall, Baur When asked if the cuts would be Baur said, “Delta will continue to monitot the overall routing structure and Mesaba will respond accordingly to their needs.” Atlanta-based Deltaw (NYSE: DAL) acquired Mesaba as part of its merger with Minn.-based .
Mesaba is “rationalizing” its fleet typexs as it integrates the operations of and DeltConnection carriers, Baur said. The downtur n in passenger demand has led to substantial capacity cuts industry wideand Delta’xs network has not been immune. On June 11, Deltaa said it would reducwe its compared to 2008 starting in It also will cut international capacity by an additional 5 percent from what it announceein March, for a 15 percen total reduction in international capacity. Integrating the operations of its ownede and contracted regional partners is partof Delta’sd ongoing combination with Northwest.
On June 18, Deltza subsidiary announced the at Orlando International Airport. The closure affects 81 Cincinnati, Ohio-based Comair attributed the future layoffsto “unprecedented financiap challenges due to difficult economic times,” according to a June 16 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification noticde the company filed in Florida. Aircraft engineers, technicians, supervisors and managers losttheid jobs, but some employees may be able to exercise ‘bumpin rights’ within the Comair system to securde employment, Comair said in its notice. Delt a operates a hub at MemphisInternational Airport. Memphis-baseed Pinnacle Airlines Inc.
is a regional airline that operatezs flights forDelta Connection.

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