"Gigantic" staff cuts and new product mix expected
Jun 21, 2003, 10:27 pm
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"Gigantic" staff cuts and new product mix expected
According to the "SonntagszeJitung" (6/22/03 edition) jobcuts for 3000 to 3500 employees are expected, along with fleet reductions to 18 long-distance, 20-22 medium-distance, 19 regional jets, 16 EMBs.
Further a business plan forsees intra-European discount operations along-side a premium long-distance product. A product mix no other carrier achieved sofar.
http://www.sonntagszeitung.ch/sz/szU...ausgabeid=3136
Further a business plan forsees intra-European discount operations along-side a premium long-distance product. A product mix no other carrier achieved sofar.
http://www.sonntagszeitung.ch/sz/szU...ausgabeid=3136
Jun 22, 2003, 1:42 am
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Jun 22, 2003, 1:32 pm
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Whats going on? every two/three months new plans, untill they finally become an airline smaller than Crossair used to be..
should i be worried as Swiss flights (draft shedules) are not yet available on the iata website.. (winter season 2003-2004)
http://www.iata.org/sked/edraftschedules/index
[This message has been edited by beepee (edited 06-22-2003).]
should i be worried as Swiss flights (draft shedules) are not yet available on the iata website.. (winter season 2003-2004)
http://www.iata.org/sked/edraftschedules/index
[This message has been edited by beepee (edited 06-22-2003).]
Jun 22, 2003, 1:57 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by beepee:
Whats going on? every two/three months new plans, untill they finally become an airline smaller than Crossair used to be...</font>
Whats going on? every two/three months new plans, untill they finally become an airline smaller than Crossair used to be...</font>
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Jun 23, 2003, 6:34 am
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>Could someone assist with the English translation of the articles? Just a summary would suffice. >>
Chuck I am sure others can tell you better than me. In short, big reductions in fleet size and employees. Will offer no-frills service in Europe but premium long haul service. Majority of flights in Basel to be cut. We will know on the 23rd Tuesday. Being hurt by many uncontrollable factors.
Chuck I am sure others can tell you better than me. In short, big reductions in fleet size and employees. Will offer no-frills service in Europe but premium long haul service. Majority of flights in Basel to be cut. We will know on the 23rd Tuesday. Being hurt by many uncontrollable factors.
Jun 23, 2003, 4:09 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Bretteee:
>Could someone assist with the English translation of the articles? Just a summary would suffice. >>
Chuck I am sure others can tell you better than me. In short, big reductions in fleet size and employees. Will offer no-frills service in Europe but premium long haul service. Majority of flights in Basel to be cut. We will know on the 23rd Tuesday. Being hurt by many uncontrollable factors.
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>Could someone assist with the English translation of the articles? Just a summary would suffice. >>
Chuck I am sure others can tell you better than me. In short, big reductions in fleet size and employees. Will offer no-frills service in Europe but premium long haul service. Majority of flights in Basel to be cut. We will know on the 23rd Tuesday. Being hurt by many uncontrollable factors.
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Swiss Air Lines To Cut 3,000 Jobs, Reduce Fleet -Union
http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/030623/1743001065_1.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/000164.html
Jun 27, 2003, 1:10 am
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guessing game: which destinations will be cancelled? (from my swiss bank's newswire, quoting the weekly 'Cash')
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> SWISS soll 38 Destinationen streichen
Die SWISS International Air Lines Ltd soll im Rahmen des geplanten Flottenabbaus 38 Destinationen streichen. Wie die Wochenzeitung "Cash" (Ausgabe 27.6.) aufgrund von vertraulichen internen Ertragszahlen und Einschätzungen von Airline-Experten analysiert hat, sollen die meisten Flüge in Europa wegfallen. In Südamerika müssten Rio de Janeiro und Sao Paulo und in den USA Miami, Washington und Boston wegfallen. In Asien dürften Singapur und in Afrika die Städte Kairo und Johannesburg nicht mehr angeflogen werden, erwartet die Zeitung.
Nicht nur bei den Ziel-, sondern auch bei den Abflughäfen dürfte es zu Änderungen kommen: Während Genf weitgehend von Streichungen verschont bleiben könnte, dürften in Basel sämtliche Verbindungen ausser jene nach London gestrichen werden, so "Cash".... </font>
Die SWISS International Air Lines Ltd soll im Rahmen des geplanten Flottenabbaus 38 Destinationen streichen. Wie die Wochenzeitung "Cash" (Ausgabe 27.6.) aufgrund von vertraulichen internen Ertragszahlen und Einschätzungen von Airline-Experten analysiert hat, sollen die meisten Flüge in Europa wegfallen. In Südamerika müssten Rio de Janeiro und Sao Paulo und in den USA Miami, Washington und Boston wegfallen. In Asien dürften Singapur und in Afrika die Städte Kairo und Johannesburg nicht mehr angeflogen werden, erwartet die Zeitung.
Nicht nur bei den Ziel-, sondern auch bei den Abflughäfen dürfte es zu Änderungen kommen: Während Genf weitgehend von Streichungen verschont bleiben könnte, dürften in Basel sämtliche Verbindungen ausser jene nach London gestrichen werden, so "Cash".... </font>