Flybe has warned that it plans to axe another 500 jobs in the latest round of cost- cutting at the struggling UK regional airline business.
The carrier's new chief executive, Saad Hammad, will also review unprofitable routes and bases and improve aircraft and crew utilisation.
The measures are expected to save the airline £26m sterling a year from next year, on top of previous initiatives to save £40m this year and £45m in 2014/15.
"This will require tough decisions to be taken over the coming months and, regrettably, this proposal may result in the loss of around 500 jobs spread across the business," the company said.
Consultation with trade union and staff association representatives on the proposals will start shortly.
The airline's half-year results today showed it grew passenger numbers by 5.6% to 4.3 million, while it returned to profit with a surplus of £13.8m.
Having joined Flybe in August, Mr Hammad said: "It was clear to me that the existing phase one and two cost savings were necessary, but we simply needed to do more and to do it immediately.
"The business needed action now and so today we are explaining our next phase which encompasses a review of everything we do and how we do it."
Mr Hammad's regime has already seen the departure of a raft of top executives.
After entering its recent period of turbulence, Flybe has focused on shoring up its core regional bases in Southampton, Manchester, Birmingham and the Channel Islands, selling its Gatwick Airport runway slots to easyJet for £20m.
