Emirates lays off more pilots, crew in latest round of job cuts – sources – ZAWYA

Emirates lays off more pilots, crew in latest round of job cuts – sources – ZAWYA

Emirates lays off more pilots, crew in latest round of job cuts - sources | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeEconomyArticleEmirates lays off more pilots, crew in latest round of job cuts - sources Emirates Group, which includes the airline, is "still in the process of implementing the redundancy exercise," a company spokeswoman said    Emirates cabin crew board an Emirates Airbus A380-800 at Manchester Airport in Manchester, northern England, September 1, 2010. Image for illustrative purposes. REUTERS/Phil Noble DUBAI  - Emirates laid off more pilots and cabin crew this week in another round of job cuts as the Gulf airline shrinks its workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic, four sources said.The Dubai state-owned carrier is cutting thousands of jobs, including pilots and cabin crew as it manages a cash crunch caused by the pandemic, sources have said. A company spokeswoman on Thursday did not say how many employees had been made redundant in this week's job cuts or from which departments. The workforce of 4,300 pilots and nearly 22,000 cabin crew could shrink by almost a third from its pre-coronavirus levels, sources have previously told Reuters.The Dubai state-owned carrier is cutting thousands of jobs, including pilots and cabin crew as it