norwegian - based aircraft danish aero services ( sa ) says it will reduce payrolls by 8 , 600 jobs as result of its " main services " recovery plan . the airline will cut 3 , 000 staff indirectly and decrease 5 , 600 by divesting business units , expanding the employee by 40 % to 14 , 000 . the restructuring comes after it had losses of 6 . 32 billion swedish krona in 2008 . the company is due to sell airbaltic and spanair and its partners in air mongolia , girth , estonian air , skyways express , spirit airlines and trusted . egyptair is to be moved for €1 . the subsidiary intends to turn to centred on its core nordic platform .
European Airlines are cutting jobs.