Δώδεκα αεροπορικές που έριξαν «τσεκούρι» σε χιλιάδες θέσεις εργασίας
epa06643537 A Ukrainian Antonov An-225 'Mriya' (Dream) aircraft takes off from the Gostomel airport, near Kiev, Ukraine, 03 April 2018. Reports state that the giant transport plane is fling to the Germany city of Leipzig for further commercial flights. The Antonov An-225 'Mriya' is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft which was originally designed by the then Soviet Union's Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. It is the only flying plane of its kind and longest and heaviest airplane ever built. Powered by six engines it is able to take off with a maximum weight of 640 tons. EPA/STEPAN FRANKO
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Το μεγάλο στοίχημα για τις αεροπορικές σε όλο τον κόσμο αυτή τη στιγμή είναι να επανακτήσουν την εμπιστοσύνη του επιβατικού κοινού και να το πείσουν ότι μπορούν να ξαναπετάξουν μαζί.
Ο αντίκτυπος της πανδημίας στον κύκλο εργασιών των αεροπορικών εταιρειών για το 2020 υπολογίζεται στα 286 δισ. ευρώ, τη στιγμή που μερικές από τις μεγαλύτερες αεροπορικές εξασφάλισαν τη λήψη κρατικής βοήθειας με δάνεια σε μια προσπάθεια να διαδωθούν. Ο τζίρος, μάλιστα, των αεροπορικών συρρικνώθηκε κατά 55% σε σχέση με το 2019. Συγκεκριμένα, η Γαλλία θα δώσει 9 δισ. ευρώ για να σώσει την Air France, ενώ η Ολλανδία υπολογίζει πως η διάσωση της KLM ανέρχεται σε 11 δισ. ευρώ. Η Lufthansa χρειάζεται 9 δισ. ευρώ για να «πάρει ανάσα», ενώ η Swiss και η Edelweiss Air στην Ελβετία χρειάζονται συνολικά 1,2 δισ. ευρώ για να ορθοποδήσουν. Η Condor στη Γερμανία θα λάβει κρατική στήριξη ύψους 555 εκατ. ευρώ και η Air New Zealand στη Ζηλανδία 479 εκατ. ευρώ.
Το μεγάλο στοίχημα για τις αεροπορικές σε όλο τον κόσμο αυτή τη στιγμή είναι να επανακτήσουν την εμπιστοσύνη του επιβατικού κοινού και να το πείσουν ότι μπορούν να ξαναπετάξουν μαζί. Συνολικά, σύμφωνα με την ΙΑΤΑ, το ύψος της οικονομικής στήριξης που προσφέρουν τα κράτη στις αεροπορικές ανέρχεται στα 123 δισ. ευρώ. Σε όλο αυτό το κλίμα, φυσικά, οι απολύσεις και οι περικοπές δεν άργησαν να έρθουν τόσο από τις αεροπορικές όσο και από τους κατασκευαστές αεροσκαφών. Συγκεκριμένα, η Boeing προχώρησε σε απολύσεις 16.000 ανθρώπων, η General Electric σε 12.600 και η Rolls-Royce σε 9.000 απολύσεις.
British Airways - Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
epa07829183 (FILE) - British Airways aircraft stand on their parking positions or taxi at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, 29 May 2017 (reissued 09 September 2019). According to media reports on 09 September 2019, pilots belonging to the British Airline Pilots Association and employed by carrier British Airways declared a 48-hour strike due to a pay dispute. The strike will ground most of the airline’s flights and complicate the travel plans of thousands of potential passengers. EPA/ANDY RAIN
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 12.000
Air Canada - Καναδάς
epa08298488 Air Canada planes grounded due to the cancelation of flights outside of the country at an almost empty Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Canada, 16 March 2020. The Quebec government announce the new rule about a second border test to slow the spread of the pandemic of coronavirus. To date there are 373 confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in Canada. EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 10.000
Delta - ΗΠΑ
epa08438456 A Delta Air Lines plane takes off at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 22 May 2020. Flights have plummeted at the world's busiest passenger airport during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 10.000
SAS - Σκανδιναβία
epa02869311 An image showing a SAS airplane at Frankfurt airport, Germany, 27 June 2008. The SAS Group, operator of the joint carrier Scandinavian Airlines, 17 August 2011 reported a net profit for the second quarter of 2011, citing cost-cutting efforts and more passengers. The net profit of 551 million kronor (86 million dollars) compared to a net loss of 502 million kronor in the same quarter last year. EPA/MAURITZ ANTIN
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 5.000
United Airlines - ΗΠΑ
epa05905869 (FILE) - A United Airlines jet arrives at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 19 September 2014 (reissued 13 April 2017). A passenger was forcibly removed from an overbooked plane by airport security on 09 April 2017, sparking criticism about the airline's handling of the situation. EPA/KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 3.450
Virgin Atlantic - Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
epa08328903 (FILE) A Virgin Atlantic aircraft is seen at Glasgow Airport, Glasgow, Britain, 19 March 2020. The Airline of British businessman Sir Richard Branson is applying for hundreds of millions of pounds in state aid in Britain, as media reports, as the effects of the Corona crisis hit the company. EPA/ROBERT PERRY
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 3.150
Ryanair - Ιρλανδία
epa08397411 EasJjet and Ryanair aircraft are parked at Luton Airport, in Britain, 02 May 2020. Due to the coronavirus number UK daily flights has fallen and in some routes have been suspended. British Airways' parent company IAG announced it is set to cut up to 12,000 positions. Easyjet has laid off its 4,000 UK-based cabin crew for two months. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. EPA/NEIL HALL
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 3.000
Icelandair - Ισλανδία
epa06923287 (FILE) - An Icelandic 'Icelandair' Boeing 757-200 passenger plane (front) taxis on the International Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, 08 February 2018 (re-issued 02 August 2018). Media reports on 02 August 2018 state that shares in the Icelandic carrier plunged more than 10 percent following the announcement of the company's Q2 financial results on 01 August. It was reportedly the second time this year - after a 24 percent drop earlier in July - that Icelanair had to report a drop in its shares. The company's earnings are expected to be around a third lower than originally projected for 2018, the media reports added. EPA/MAURITZ ANTIN *** Local Caption *** 54096604
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 2.000
Brussels Airlines - Βέλγιο
epa08308817 Brussels Airlines aircrafts are parked on the tarmac at Zaventem International Airport near Brussels, Belgium, 20 March 2020. Brussels Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend its flight operations from 21 March 2020. In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, Belgium is implementing confinement guidelines for the public which is scheduled to be in place until 05 April 2020. Only supermarkets and essential trade will remain open. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 1.000
Wizz Air - Ουγγαρία
epa07119251 (FILE) - A Wizzair aircraft taking off from Cluj Napoca airport, 500 Km north-west from Bucharest, 24 October 2013, (reissued 25 October 2018). Reports state thon 25 October 2018 that a low-cost Wizzair aircraft, flying from Kutaisi Airport (Georgia) to Warsaw (Poland), landed at Otopeni International Airport urgently, following a bomb threat on board. According to representatives of the National Airport of Bucharest (CNAB), the aircraft landed at Otopeni and was parked in an isolated position. All the 173 passengers were disembarked safely, while the threat was checked. 'Specific procedures are in progress, passengers have been disembarked and brought to the terminal boarding area' said CNAB. The Romanian Intelligence Service has set up a crisis cell. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 1.000
Aer Lingus - Ιρλανδία
epa04846835 (FILE) An image dated 27 June 2008 showing a Air Lingus airplane at Frankfurt airport, Germany. The European Commission on 14 July 2015 approved the purchase of Irish airline Aer Lingus by International Consolidated Airline Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways, after it made concessions to address competition concerns. The European Union's executive had been concerned that the merged company would face insufficient competition on some routes, and that Aer Lingus would no longer transport passengers who have connecting long-haul flights with rival airlines. IAG, which also owns Iberia and low-cost carrier Vueling, agreed to offer up flight slots to rivals at London's Gatwick airport and pledged that Aer Lingus would continue to carry connecting passengers. EPA/MAURITZ ANTIN
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 900
Fiji Airways - Φίτζι
epa07998700 General view of the first Airbus A350 XWB 900 delivered to the Fiji Airways, in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, 15 November 2019. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO
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Απολύσεις/περικοπές: 758
