<p>The troubled Austrian Airlines is currently implementing tough savings measures and cuts, after being taken over by Lufthansa last September in an effort to use synergies between the two carriers.<br /><br />A quarter of jobs in cargo and maintenance would be slashed, reducing the number by 260, a spokesman said.<br /><br />At the same time, Austrian Airlines said that Vienna would become the Lufthansa group's third cargo hub besides Frankfurt and Munich.<br /><br />Under the plan, Austrian Airlines will stop servicing airplanes of other carriers.<br /><br />Meanwhile, some 500 flight attendants and pilots of the Austrian carrier staged a short protest against the 150-million-euro ($204-million) austerity programme Wednesday at Vienna airport, Austrian press agency APA reported.<br /><br />The protest followed on the heels of a strike by Lufthansa pilots which was suspended Monday to allow for talks with management.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>The troubled Austrian Airlines is currently implementing tough savings measures and cuts, after being taken over by Lufthansa last September in an effort to use synergies between the two carriers.<br /><br />A quarter of jobs in cargo and maintenance would be slashed, reducing the number by 260, a spokesman said.<br /><br />At the same time, Austrian Airlines said that Vienna would become the Lufthansa group's third cargo hub besides Frankfurt and Munich.<br /><br />Under the plan, Austrian Airlines will stop servicing airplanes of other carriers.<br /><br />Meanwhile, some 500 flight attendants and pilots of the Austrian carrier staged a short protest against the 150-million-euro ($204-million) austerity programme Wednesday at Vienna airport, Austrian press agency APA reported.<br /><br />The protest followed on the heels of a strike by Lufthansa pilots which was suspended Monday to allow for talks with management.<br /><br /><br /></p>