United Airlines to Cut 600 Flight Attendants

Number three US carrier United Airlines will cut 600 flight attendants, in addition to 1,500 cut last year.

Flight attendants will be offered voluntary exit packages. Last year’s cuts were accomplished through attrition and voluntary buyouts — but attrition is down this year.

United currently employs 13,500 flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants union.

Founded in 1934, United Air Lines, trading as United Airlines, is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation, with corporate offices in Chicago. United’s largest hub is O’Hare International Airport, where it has more than 550 daily departures. United also has hubs in Denver International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport. Its largest maintenance hub is the Maintenance Operations Center at San Francisco International Airport.