Kuwait Airways to cut 1,000 jobs this year

The airline’s first female CEO, who took control in December, said eventually she would like to reduce staff numbers even further.

“My target is 4,500 but I can’t do that this year,” she said.

The airline is undergoing a major restructure after two decades of being burdened with old, inefficient aircraft, staff protectionism and a bloated workforce of 6,000.

I want to be optimistic but I find it hard to believe they’ll fire 1,000 government employees. [Link]

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