Dismissal threatens pilots Martinair – Telegraaf.nl

SCHIPHOL (AFN) – For 110 pilots of freight Martinair threatens redundancy. That made the freight subsidiary of KLM on Monday. Total disappearance at the company over the next year 330 jobs. That are otherwise less than the approximately four hundred which was previously feared.

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Air France-KLM made last year already known that the cargo fleet Martinair is reduced in the coming period of ten to up to four freighters. In France, the freight division two freighters on. Furthermore, the aviation group continues to transport goods in the hold of passenger aircraft.

Martinair few dozen pilots who become redundant due to the reorganization, can relocate within the airline group. They have gone on to work at Transavia. Around 110 pilots have not made use of internal redeployment opportunities. For them, a solution is sought outside KLM, but if that fails, it could mean that compulsory redundancies.

Ground Staff

The pilots can not at KLM started because there the next few years must be cut considerably. There is the parent company only place for novice pilots. The pilots of Martinair are too expensive, says operations director René de Groot.

,, In financial terms, the water KLM to the lips, ” said De Groot. ,, We therefore ask all staff to deliver the stakes. Then we can difficult the pilots Martinair still engage retaining employment, ” says the director. He spoke of a possible additional cost of 10 to 15 million.

On the ground staff at Schiphol Martinair another 170 jobs at risk. For these employees, Martinair is trying to find other work internally. They can also allow use of a voluntary redundancy scheme negotiated with the unions. Moreover, the procedure to expire fifty jobs abroad

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