Qantas – As many as 300 pilots could be laid off

Qantas has started a major pilot redundancy program for the first time in decades that will ultimately  target as many as 300 pilots it believes are excess to the financially troubled and shrinking airline’s needs.

The company has not specified how many jobs it will target in the first round, but it is believed to be about100. While it made initial contact with the pilots on Tuesday afternoon, it has not given them details on the redundancy package.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Qantas targets 300 pilots for redundancy.