Aer Arann to shed up to 100 jobs

UP TO 100 jobs are to be shed by Aer Arann over the coming weeks as the airline slims down in an effort to cope with the worldwide economic recession.The job cuts are to come into place “across the board” although hardest hit seems likely to be the administrative, support and management head office section in Dublin.The airline is set to reduce its aircraft number from 12 to nine over the coming months, although the company stresses that Aer Arann’s main routes will be unaffected by the changes.“Aer Arann’s key routes will be unaffected by this change, which is being implemented to ensure the airline’s long term survival,” the company said in a statement issued this week. Staff at the airline were being informed of the cost reduction programme yesterday — no details have been released of the redundancy packages on offer to staff.As of yesterday, Aer Arann had a total staff complement of 380 but the airline is “hopeful” that the final redundancy figure could be below 100. This will be dependent on ...