Thread: NetJets(Warren Buffett) Laying Off 500 Pilots
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NetJets(Warren Buffett) Laying Off 500 Pilots
Demand for private jets is way down and NetJets will lay off almost 500 pilots as a result -- almost 20% of its staff of 3,000 pilots.
because of a decrease in demand.
NetJets is a unit of investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/netjets-...
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