sweden - based aviation scandinavian flights service ( sas ) revealed it will raise payrolls by 8 , 600 jobs as part of its " core fis " merger plan . the airline will cut 3 , 000 staff directly and eliminate 5 , 600 by reconstituting private ventures , reducing the workforce by 40 % to 14 , 000 . the restructuring goes after sas posted loss of 6 . 32 billion swedish krona in 2008 . the business is set to trade airbaltic and dc-9 and its stakes in air baltic , obesity , estonian flight , skyways airlines , spirit flight and trust . spanair is to be sold for €1 . the company intends to switch to relying on its core nordic market .
European Airlines are cutting jobs.