Seventeen Months and Counting

When will it turnaround? I keep on waiting for some positive employment news in the airline sector, but alas I must wait for yet another month. It sounds like a broken record, but once again the news looks bad for airline employees. You see, for the seventeenth month in a row, airline employment is down compared to the previous year. This from a recently released report from the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Where are these cuts coming from? Surely this trend has to stop soon, doesn't it? Passenger levels are up. Airlines are expected to post profits for the quarter. So what gives? The airlines must be at a critical point where they can't afford many more employee cuts without sacrificing safety. Or have they already crossed that threshold? You can click here if you would like to read the BTS report. Thanks for reading. If you would like to comment on this topic, we welcome your input. Just use the "Submit a Comment" box at the bottom of the page.   Joe Escobar