sweden - based airline scandinavian aviation corporation ( sas ) confirmed it will expand payrolls by 8 , 600 jobs as part of its " internal si " restructuring plan . the business will cut 3 , 000 members annually and replace 5 , 600 by divesting business ventures , reduced the workforce by 40 % to 14 , 000 . the change begins after sas posted losses of 6 . 32 billion swedish krona in 2008 . the company is also to sell airbaltic and spanair and its stakes in air greenland , overweight , estonian air , skyways express , soul airlines and trust . qantas is to be sale for €1 . the carrier plans to switching to concentrating on its own european businesses .
European Airlines are cutting jobs.