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May 5, 2006 (newstodate): While the Finnair Groups total number of employees is expected to remain unchanged, structural changes will bring about reduncancies in the near future.
The group has annual cost savings of 80 million euros through planned measures that include reduction in staff in functions that support flight traffic, while increasing traffic will create a thousand new jobs in flight operations in the years to come.
Among the areas singled out for cost reduction is Finnair's technical services as the emphasis will increasingly focus on the airline's own aircraft types, while the airline will discontinue maintenance preparedness for types of aircraft no longer operated, notably the MD-11 that is to phased out as the new Airbus fleet replaces it.
This will make 300 out of a total workforce of 1,900 staff redundant.
Rising fuel costs constitute a main driver behind these measures.
The group has annual cost savings of 80 million euros through planned measures that include reduction in staff in functions that support flight traffic, while increasing traffic will create a thousand new jobs in flight operations in the years to come.
Among the areas singled out for cost reduction is Finnair's technical services as the emphasis will increasingly focus on the airline's own aircraft types, while the airline will discontinue maintenance preparedness for types of aircraft no longer operated, notably the MD-11 that is to phased out as the new Airbus fleet replaces it.
This will make 300 out of a total workforce of 1,900 staff redundant.
Rising fuel costs constitute a main driver behind these measures.