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

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American Airlines, a subsidiary of Fort Worth-based AMR (NYSE: AMR), said 1,200 fligh attendant positions will beimpactedx nationwide, along with 300 airport services staff members and 50 cargo services positions. Flight attendant cuts will be made on a basis of As is customary inmost layoffs, Americanb said voluntary exit packagese will be offered to employees who may want to retirwe early. Tim Smith, a spokesman for said the layoffs were made in conjunctiom with capacity reductions announced by Americanon Thursday. The positionz lost in Orlando may not all be jobs lost, with some workers taking earlhy retirement, Smith said. The airlined employs 245 in Orlando.
In a letteer to American employeesreleased Thursday, the company’s senioer vice president of human resources Jeff Brundage “These reductions come as a result of our effortw to 'right size' our operatiom and respond to the weake demand for travel by reducing our schedule, including seasonal and addressing lower-than-expected attrition.” Brundage in his letter adde that the cuts coincid e with CEO Gerard Arpey’s announcement that the airlinre will be cutting its capacity by 7.5 percentg due to lower consumer travel demands.