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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (143140)	8/28/2008 1:32:03 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 306849

United to furlough 1,550 flight attendants WHat's a furlong? MINNEAPOLIS - United Airlines said on Wednesday it will furlough 1,550 flight attendants as it reduces its flying this fall. news.yahoo.com The furloughs work out to roughly 10 percent of United's cabin workers. United is seeking 7,000 job reductions companywide by the end of 2009, said spokesman Jeff Kovick. United has previously announced plans to cut as many as 1,600 managers and 5,500 front-line workers, and to furlough 950 pilots. United said it would seek voluntary flight attendant furloughs first, but will need to get to a total of 1,550 by Oct. 31. "As we reduce the size of our fleet and take other actions to enable United to compete in this environment of record fuel prices, we must take the difficult but necessary steps to reduce the number of people we have to run our operation," Kovick said.