Midwest Airline News
Midwest Airlines will shed 1,200 jobs
The surging cost of fuel will force Midwest Air Group Inc.'s Midwest Airlines to cut 1,200 jobs. The job cuts at Midwest and its Skyway unit are part of a plan to ground 15 planes this fall. "In order to successfully restructure, there is no way to avoid deep and painful reductions to our current work force," Chairman and CEO Timothy Hoeksema said. Wall Street Journal, The (7/14), Reuters (7/15), Kansas City Star (Mo.), The (7/14)
