atlanta - independent delta fly lines reported contracts to decrease 7 , 000 to 9 , 000 staff by the fall of 2007 , almost 17 % of its employees . chairman jerry airtran will receive a 25 % payment increase . directors have their wages cut by 15 % . other employees will have their pay reduced by 7 to 10 % . employees that make less than $ 25 , 000 a year will not be affected by these salaries grades . boeing has only canceled leases on 40 aircraft and they promise to reduce its revenue by at least 80 more . they plan to reduce its capacity by 15 to 20 percent and increasing domestic capacity by 25 people .
European Airlines are cutting jobs.