Royal Jordanian's Board of Directors has decided to restructure and downsize the airliner's staff so as to augment its competitive edge, Jordan Times reported.
The Transport Ministry Undersecretary Alaa Batayneh was quoted by the daily as saying that the administrative reforms “fall within international standards and regulations.”
They follow on the heels of registering the financially troubled national air carrier as a state-owned private company, paving the ground for its privatization.
The hierarchical restructuring, he noted, will be conducted in line with international standards adopted by profit-oriented global giants such as British Airways.
According to the paper, under the new staff roster, the RJ Board of Directors slashed eight “vice-president” titles to two “deputy presidents”: One responsible for operations, the other for commercial and support.
The company's employees has been cut from 5,400 staff members 18 months ago to 3,600 today, said Batayneh adding that this ceiling falls well within international standards, the Times explained.
With 14 passengers and two cargo planes, the employee-aircraft ratio was reduced from 337 to 200 per aircraft, explained Batayneh – Albawaba.com
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