AA forced to terminate staff

Monday, 15th June 2009

It seems that the worldwide recession is still taking its toll on the flight industry. American Airlines announced last week that they plan to terminate 1,600 employees in order to try and stay afloat. The job cuts represent around 2% of the company’s total workforce and are far greater than was originally predicted.

American Airlines senior vice president Jeff Brundage expressed his regret over the job cuts to USA Today commenting that; "These are trying times in the airline industry and our economy. The recession has taken a disproportionate toll on airlines and there is no easy way to announce yet more bad news."

American Airline employees received news of the job cuts in a memo that was released on Thursday. Around 1,200 of those who will lose their jobs are flight attendants, while around 300 are from airport services and the remainder of the 1,600 people soon to become unemployed will be cargo and maintenance workers.

However, American Airlines are not the only ones to have to announce job cuts. Delta also plans to terminate employees.

Nevertheless, there is still hope on the horizon for those who will lose their jobs and for the airline industry. It is believed by many that these cutbacks are only temporary and that the situation should soon start to improve as people take to the skies once more.

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