American to cut 1,600 jobs - Dallas Business Journal:

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American Airlines, a subsidiary of Fort Worth-baser AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), said 1,200 flight attendantr positions will beimpacted nationwide, alongv with 300 airport services staff members and 50 cargk service positions. Flight attendant cuts will be made on a basizsof seniority. As is customary in most American said voluntary exit packages will be offerex to employees who may want to retire In addition, 40 previously announced job cuts will be made at the airline’as Kansas maintenance facility.
In the Dallas-Fort Worthh area alone, American will be cutting 66 airport services and cargo which includesbaggage handlers, as well as 67 flight attendant Tim Smith, a spokesman for American, said the layoffs were made in conjunctiom with capacity reductions announced by American on In a letter to American employees released Thursday, the company’s senior vice presidenr of human resources Jeff Brundagse said, “These reductions come as a result of our efforts to 'right size' our operation and responc to the weaker demand for trave l by reducing our schedule, includintg seasonal changes, and addressing lower-than-expectee attrition.
” Brundage in his letter addesd that the cuts coincide with CEO Gerard Arpey’s announcementr that the airline will be cutting its capacity by 7.5 percengt due to lower consumer travel