American Airlines Sends Out 469 Pink Slips
Posted on: Thursday, 4 September 2008, 15:00 CDT
American Airlines said Thursday it had sent notice to 469 U.S. workers their jobs would end around Nov. 1 as part of a cost-trimming strategy.
"It's quite clear that we can no longer operate our airline at its current levels," the carrier's vice president of employee relations Mark Burdette wrote in a letter sent to Transport Workers Union International Vice President Dennis Burchette, the Dallas Morning News reported.
"We must quickly reduce our operating schedule for the coming months, and as a result, will need fewer people to operate the airline," the letter said.
American has already reduced some schedules, ending service to Oakland, Calif., and Barranquilla, Columbia, and reducing flights from their hub at San Juan, Puerto Rico, the report said.
Earlier in the summer, American said it intended to reduce flight capacity by 8 percent overall and by as much as 12 percent for domestic service.
Source: United Press International
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