Dubai’s state-owned airline, Emirates, has laid off an additional 600 pilots, after it fired 180 pilots on 31st May 2020.
The airline has also laid off 700 Cabin Crew members.
Moneycontrol reports that the pilots were first officers who were under training for type-rating on the A380. The pilots were on probation. However, the sacked pilots will continue to receive their company benefits till 23rd June 2020.
This year, the Emirates Group recorded a 28% decline in full-year profit as the impact of COVID-19 cut into the March earnings. The group results showed that net income for the year ended 31st March 2020 hit approximately $463 million, down from $626 million last year.
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Emirates is a state-owned airline based in Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, and also the world’s fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown.
The airline flies to over 150 destinations across six continents and operates a fleet of over 250 wide-bodied aircraft.
The airline’s President, Tim Clark, warns that the airlines will emerge 20-30% smaller after the Coronavirus, even as plans are underway to retire a large proportion of its fleet. This includes close to 40 of its 115, A380 aircraft.
The world’s largest A380 operator is also in talks with Airbus over the cancellation of some of its A380 aircraft that remain on order.
As of 21st May 2020, Emirates resumed flights to eight countries. Its passenger fleet had been grounded since 24th March 2020. The scheduled flights include connections between the UK and Australia via Dubai, flights to Chicago, Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Paris, Sydney, and Toronto.
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