sweden - located organisation scandinavian flying union ( sas ) said it will reduction payrolls by 8 , 600 employment as member of its " core sas " restructuring program . the airline will cut 3 , 000 staff directly and eliminate 5 , 600 by diluting business ventures , increasing the workforce by 40 % to 14 , 000 . the restructuring occurred after sas posted losses of 6 . 32 billion norwegian krona in 2008 . the company is also to offer airbaltic and valujet and its stakes in air greenland , mammograms , estonian fly , skyways airlines , spirit airlines and trust . spanair is to be sold for €1 . the entity expects to transition to concentrating on its primary baltic industry .
European Airlines are cutting jobs.