A catering company is set to lay off about 260 Arizonans in early November when its contract ends with an airline with a major hub in Phoenix.
The company is called Sky Chefs and it has formally notified state officials of layoff plans. A spokesperson says employees set to lose their jobs are being offered counseling and other help.
Dave Wells, research director for the Grand Canyon Institute, said American Airlines is switching caterers.
“So American Airlines is one of the largest carriers, if not the largest carrier, at Sky Harbor,” Wells said.
Wells also said the new caterer for American Airlines will be Sky Cafe, a subsidiary of a Georgia-based aviation services firm.
A spokesperson for Sky Chefs says the company caters for other airlines at Sky Harbor Airport and will keep operating in Phoenix.
-
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is co-leading a coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors in a new lawsuit filed Thursday against President Trump for his second attempt to impose tariffs. -
Arizona regulators have repealed renewable energy requirements for the state’s utilities, erasing rules first passed two decades ago. -
While the changes had been previously announced, the vote takes the projects one step further. -
Residents of an Arizona retirement community who are preparing to see their water and sewage costs double are blaming the foreign investors who bought their local utility company – and the well-known Arizona developer who sold it to them. -
Arizona’s largest energy company, APS, is seeking a major overhaul to the way it charges customers. Residential customers could see an average increase of 16% in their monthly power bill, or about $20 a month, as APS looks to raise revenue by $579.2 million.
