| United Airlines is eliminating nearly 1,000 pilots as part of its overall cutback strategy that includes grounding several gas-guzzling jets. United is also eliminating as many as 1,600 salaried and management jobs, with many of the cuts hitting its corporate headquarters in suburban Chicago. United said it plans to ground its entire fleet of 94 Boeing B737s as well as six 747s-its oldest and least fuel-efficient planes. |
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