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You can not cost cut your way to growth.

AirTran Airways said Monday July 7th that it would eliminate 480 pilot and flight attendant jobs, joining a growing list of airlines that have cut their work forces in the face of high fuel prices

AirTran, a low-fare airline based in Orlando, also said it expected to reduce its capacity by 5 percent in 2008. It previously had predicted that its flights would grow by 10 percent this year, so the announcement represents a 15 percent reversal in its capacity over all.

The airline said it would cut 180 of its 1,480 pilots and 300 of its 2,000 flight attendants. AirTran is still reviewing other positions at the airline for possible cuts, said Kevin Healy, the airline’s senior vice president for marketing and planning. It has 9,000 employees.

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