US Airways Group Inc. will add 23 positions at Charlotte/DouglasInternational Airport in N
US Airways Group Inc. will add 23 positions at Charlotte/Douglas
International Airport in November.
The jobs are from the result of changes in flight schedules and the 【S1】______
airline's decision how to shift away from hubs to more point-to-point 【S2】______
service, the company says.
The Virginia-based airline says the new jobs in Charlotte may be
filled by employees while working in other locations. 【S3】______
The addition of 16 full-time and seven part-time positions in Charlotte
will coincide with more than 300 job cuts at Pittsburgh International 【S4】______
Airport, where US Airways is reducing service.
In Pittsburgh, the carrier will cut down 195 full-time and 54 【S5】______
part-time customer-service jobs. Thus in addition, 17 mechanic and 【S6】______
42 utility positions wilt be eliminated.
The Pittsburgh job cuts are the result of that US Airways' plan to 【S7】______
eliminate almost 100 flights there in November.
In related developments, The Washington Post reports on that US 【S8】______
Airways says because it wants to cut its executive payroll by 20%, 【S9】______
as eliminating positions and reducing pay and benefits for its 3,000 managers. 【S10】______
The airline is expected to announce details of the plan soon.
Christopher Chiames, US Airways senior vice president of corporate
affairs, who confirmed the airline plans to cut about $45 million of its 【S11】______
$201 million management payroll.
"Management is going to be participating in the cost restructuring," he 【S12】______
told the newspaper. "We will announce those changes when we' re
ready to announce them. "
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