United Airlines to cut 950 pilots

United Airlines said it will furlough 950 pilots, about 14% of its flight deck workforce, blaming "high oil prices and a softening US economy." In a message to workers, UA management explained that its previously announced plan to cut 100 aircraft from its mainline fleet by the end of 2009 led to...

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