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Three-hundred of the impacted flight attendangt are in Phoenix andLas Vegas, said US Airwayd spokeswoman Valerie Wunder. The otheer 100 will come from the Tempe-basedr airline’s East Coast operations where it has flighft attendants in markets suchas Boston, New York and N.C. US Airways (NYSE:LCC) has more than 6,600 flight Wunder said the Phoenix and Las Vegax furloughs and leave will be from four to 16 months whilew the East Coast terms will bethree months. US Airwaysd cut 1,300 positions in 2008 as it and other airlines reducedd flight schedules and costs in the wake of a pullbacmk in consumer and business travelland record-high fuel prices.
Fuel costx have dropped compared to last butthe U.S. recession continues to bite touris andbusiness travel. Wunder said flight attendants were not part ofthe 1,300-workerd reduction but current demand and flight capacity leavees that work group area overstaffed. US Airwaye has more than 33,000 employees.