The Emirates Group

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2020-06-07T16:00:02+00:00
Transportation • Air Transportation & Traffic, Flying
Emirates and Etihad extend reduced pay until September
Emirates and Etihad extend reduced pay until September
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Emirates and Etihad Airways will extend the period of reduced pay for their staff until September as they try to preserve cash during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Emirates Group, based in Dubai, said last week that it could reduce the number of employees by about 30% due to the economic impact of the global pandemic.

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2020-05-17T17:50:51+00:00
Transportation • Air Transportation & Traffic, Flying
Emirates considers cutting 30,000 jobs due to the pandemic
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Emirates Group is evaluating plans to cut about 30,000 jobs as the airline seeks to reduce costs after the Covid-19 pandemic grounded most of its fleet.

Bloomberg also reports the company is also considering speeding up the planned retirement of its Airbus A380 fleet.