US Airways asks 400 flight attendants to take furloughs - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Three-hundred of the impacted flight attendant are in Phoenisx andLas Vegas, said US Airways spokeswomaj Valerie Wunder. The other 100 will come from the Tempe-baser airline’s East Coast operations where it has flight attendantd in markets suchas Boston, New York and Charlotte, N.C. US Airwayws (NYSE:LCC) has more than 6,600o flight attendants. Wunder said the Phoenix and Las Vegae furloughs and leave will be from four to 16 months while the East Coast terms will bethrew months.
US Airways cut 1,30p positions in 2008 as it and other airlines reduced flight schedules and costs in the wake of a pullbac in consumer and business traveland record-high fuel Fuel costs have dropped compared to last summer, but the U.S. recession continues to bite tourism andbusiness travel. Wundefr said flight attendants were not part ofthe 1,300-worker reduction but current demand and flightt capacity leaves that work group area US Airways has more than 33,000