AIR TRANSPORT
Emirates tipped to cut jobs in bid to streamline operations
Dubai — Emirates is letting go dozens of employees as the Persian Gulf carrier continues a push to streamline after years of rapid growth, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The world’s biggest long-haul airline is scaling back senior cabin crew as well as the support department workforce including administration and IT, according to the sources. The cuts at Emirates, which has frozen hiring and has not taken on new crew in months, began in the past few weeks and affected middle-and upper-level managers, they said. Dubai-based Emirates said there was no company-wide programme to reduce headcount. "Recruitment has slowed down as we streamline our operations, introduce new technologies and find ways to better deploy existing resources internally. However, we continue to hire for critical roles," a spokeswoman said. Emirates Group, which includes the airline and other travel and tourism entities, increased its workforce 11% in the fiscal year to March to more than 105,00...
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