Aloha seeks $37M from employees
Feb 7, 2005, 12:22 pm
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Aloha seeks $37M from employees
Aloha Airlines, in a briefing to the bankruptcy court Friday, said it hopes to find $60 million a year in cost reductions, of which it is seeking $37 million a year in labor cost cuts.
Privately-held Aloha told Pacific Business News it employs 2,206 full-time and 1,495 part-time employees, for a total of 3,701 employees. [.....]
Privately-held Aloha told Pacific Business News it employs 2,206 full-time and 1,495 part-time employees, for a total of 3,701 employees. [.....]
What surprised me was the difference in employee numbers between Aloha (3,701) and Hawaiian Airlines (2,588). I would have expected them to be closer...
Feb 7, 2005, 3:47 pm
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Aloha does a lot of contract work in HNL as well as cargo ops. Hawaiian might have more contract workers on the mainland, which might explain the difference.
Feb 7, 2005, 5:48 pm
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I heard Aloha is going to reduce Flight Attendant staffing on ETOPS flight from 4 FAs to 3 FAs so can cut costs.
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