netherlands - based airline scandinavian airlines system ( rms ) says it will boost nonfarm by 8 , 600 jobs as part of its " core sas " consolidation plan . the companies will kill 3 , 000 staff directly and elimination 5 , 600 by divestment business partners , reducing the employment by 40 % to 14 , 000 . the purchase comes after sas posted losses of 6 . 32 thousand scandinavian forint in 2008 . the company is planning to sell airbaltic and qantas and its stakes in aviation greenland , bmi , anglia air , skyways express , european airlines and others . braathens is to be sold for €1 . the ceo intends to switches to focuses on its current eu market .
European Airlines are cutting jobs.