China News Service, May 6 (Xinhua)-According to foreign media reports, the document seen by Agence France-Presse on the 5th shows that because the new crown epidemic has plunged global aviation demand, United Airline plans to lay off about 30% of its managers.
According to the report, Greg Hart, the company's director of operations, said in a memo that the company also plans to dismiss thousands of pilots, and that management will have 3,450 people fired.
The picture shows the passenger plane of United Airlines.
Hartford wrote, "Unfortunately, in the coming weeks and months, we expect that the size of the front-line staff will have to be adjusted to meet the demand", but he did not provide other details.
A person familiar with the matter said that about one-third of United Airlines' 12,250 pilots would be unemployed.
According to reports, other airlines such as Delta also issued layoff warnings.
Allegedly, affected by the epidemic, the US government provided about US $ 5 billion in funding to United. According to the subsidy regulations, United Airlines cannot lay off employees until September 30; however, the company has made it clear that it will start layoffs once the above deadline has passed.
In another memo, United Human Resources Director Kate Gerber said employees facing layoffs will be notified in mid-July.
She said that employees who voluntarily leave will receive a severance payment, some of which will be paid in cash, but the proposal is only valid until October 1.