atlanta - independent delta air lines , plans to cut 7 , 000 to 9 , 000 jobs by the end of 2007 , approximately 17 % of its employees . ceo gerald forsee will takes a 25 % pay cut . administrators have their salary reduction by 15 % . other employees will have their pay shortened by 7 to 10 % . employees that make less than $ 25 , 000 a year will not be affected by these pay increases . delta has reportedly cancelled leasing on 40 aircraft and they plan to reduce its fleet by at least 80 more . they are to improve domestic capacity by 15 to 20 percent and increase international output by 25 percent .
European Airlines are cutting jobs.