عنوان درس: شرکت هواپیمایی کانادا، 2 هزار شغل را حذف می کند

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The announcement from Canada's largest airline did not come entirely as a surprise. Carriers in the United States, including American, United and Delta, have all announced plans to reduce capacity and eliminate jobs.

The cost of jet fuel has more than doubled in the last year and quadrupled since 2004. Air Canada says every time oil increases by $1 a barrel, it costs the airline an additional $26 million a year. Fuel is its largest expense, representing more than 30 per cent of its total operational spending. The airline has not ruled out further cuts to its capacity if oil prices remain at current levels.

Air Canada says it will begin a round of meetings with its unions next week to work out how the 2,000 jobs will be eliminated. The airline says it is hopeful some of them can be re-allocated. Among routes being cut are Toronto to Rome in the low traffic season and the complete elimination of Air Canada's non-stop service from Vancouver to Osaka.

Lee Carter, BBC News, Toronto

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did not come entirely as a surprise
کاملا غیرمنتظره نبود

Carriers
در اینجا: شرکت های هواپیمایی

to reduce capacity
کاهش دادن ظرفیت

has more than doubled
بیش از دو برابر شده

quadrupled
چهار برابر شد

its largest expense
در اینجا: بیشترین هزینه شرکت هواپیمایی کانادا

ruled out further cuts
احتمال کاهش های بیشتر را رد کرد

to work out
برنامه ریزی و ترتیب کاری را دادن

in the low traffic season
فصلی که مسافرین هواپیما کمترند، فصلی که مردم کمتر سفر می کنند

non-stop service
در اینجا: پرواز بدون توقف