Sun Country Airlines cuts back staff by a further 10%

Airline Industry Information, Nov 12, 2001

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US carrier Sun Country Airlines will reportedly cut around 10% of its remaining work force.

The cuts, which follow 250 layoffs since the terrorist attacks on the United States and another 100 cuts earlier this year, will affect non-union workers - both administrative staff and ground workers and mechanics. Airline President David Banmiller is also considering layoffs for union workers, such as pilots, flights attendants and flight dispatchers. Banmiller met with the unions late last week to seek cost reductions, including wage cuts of 10%. He is apparently cutting his own pay by 20%, according to The Associated Press.

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