(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka : Etihad Airways PJSC will eliminate jobs across several units, highlighting the pressure on carriers in the Persian Gulf to adapt to slowing growth after years of aggressive expansion.
The Abu Dhabi-based company is undertaking'organizational reviews and restructuring' to 'reduce costs and improve productivity and revenue,' an Etihad spokesman in an e-mailed statement onNovember 11
. This will result in 'a measured reduction of headcount' in some parts of the business amid an 'increasingly competitive landscape' and a weaker global economy, he said.
The layoffs started in the last few weeks and will range from about 1,000 to as many as 3,000 jobs, according to people familiar with the plans, who asked not to be identified because the job-cut figure isn't public. Several dozen people have already left the information-technology department and reductions are also planned in the human resources and commercial sales units, one person said. Cuts will also involve cabin crew and ground staff, another person said. The spokesman for Etihad, the third-largest Gulf carrier behind Emirates and Qatar Airways Ltd., declined to specify the number of layoffs.
Etihad's staffing almost tripled to 20,292 in the past eight years, as its fleet expanded to 122 aircraft from 42. It employs 26,769 when including subsidiaries and employees abroad.
Gulf airlines are facing slower growth, with Emirates Group reporting a 64 percent plunge in first-half profit while Qatar Airways said demand from the oil and gas industry was softening during the oil price drop.
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