US
carrier United Airlines is considering plans to cut another 6,000 jobs as part
a radical overhaul of its business plan, according to the Financial Times.
The
cuts, which would amount to 10 per cent of the workforce, would take $655m
(£365m) out of the bankrupt company’s operating costs.
These
reductions come on top of the 42,000 job losses since September 11 2001. The
airline filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago.
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United
Airlines is also reported to have plans to save $3bn (£1.6bn) in cash over the
next four years by terminating its defined benefit pensions plans.
