American airlines cutting Phoenix pilot base
American Airlines plans to cut its Phoenix pilot base by 500 pilots in the next year, another hit to Arizona from the US Airways-American Airlines merger. The reduction, which will occur over the next year and amounts to one third of the pilots based at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, does not mean 500 pilots are losing their jobs or that the airline is slashing flights out of Phoenix. It means that 500 pilots from the former US Airways and America West Airlines will have to move to or commute to other bases for work. American says 500 of the 1,455 pilots currently based in Phoenix already don’t live here. The changes, announced late Friday, are due to merger-related shifts in crew scheduling. The company said the move was necessary to make things more efficient, a key goal of the merger.<br/>
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American airlines cutting Phoenix pilot base
American Airlines plans to cut its Phoenix pilot base by 500 pilots in the next year, another hit to Arizona from the US Airways-American Airlines merger. The reduction, which will occur over the next year and amounts to one third of the pilots based at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, does not mean 500 pilots are losing their jobs or that the airline is slashing flights out of Phoenix. It means that 500 pilots from the former US Airways and America West Airlines will have to move to or commute to other bases for work. American says 500 of the 1,455 pilots currently based in Phoenix already don’t live here. The changes, announced late Friday, are due to merger-related shifts in crew scheduling. The company said the move was necessary to make things more efficient, a key goal of the merger.<br/>
