American Airlines plans to furlough up to 25,000 workers this fall
American Airlines Group told 25,000 workers that their jobs are at risk after federal aid expires Oct. 1, as air-travel demand falls again amid climbing coronavirus case numbers. American said in a letter to employees Wednesday that it expects to have 20,000 more employees than it needs this fall. The carrier sent notices for potential furlough to 25,000 of its employees as stipulated by federal labor laws. The figure includes airport and technical operations workers who could be shifted to other locations, the airline said. The potential cuts affect about 29% of the airline’s front-line workers. American has previously made cuts to its administrative and management employees that resulted in about 5,000 people leaving the company, a spokesman said. American CE Doug Parker and President Robert Isom said Wednesday in the letter to employees that passenger demand has started to slow again as infection rates rise and several states have reimposed curbs on travel. Some of those measures include quarantine requirements for anyone arriving from a growing number of hot spots across the country. American’s passenger revenue in June was down 80% from the same month in 2019. “We had a stated goal of avoiding furloughs because we believed demand for air travel would steadily rebound by Oct. 1 as the impact of Covid-19 dissipated,” Messrs. Parker and Isom wrote. “That unfortunately has not been the case.” American said employees who received notices of potential furlough include 9,950 flight attendants, 37% of the airline’s total. The notices will also go out to 2,500 pilots and thousands of other workers, American said.<br/>
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American Airlines plans to furlough up to 25,000 workers this fall
American Airlines Group told 25,000 workers that their jobs are at risk after federal aid expires Oct. 1, as air-travel demand falls again amid climbing coronavirus case numbers. American said in a letter to employees Wednesday that it expects to have 20,000 more employees than it needs this fall. The carrier sent notices for potential furlough to 25,000 of its employees as stipulated by federal labor laws. The figure includes airport and technical operations workers who could be shifted to other locations, the airline said. The potential cuts affect about 29% of the airline’s front-line workers. American has previously made cuts to its administrative and management employees that resulted in about 5,000 people leaving the company, a spokesman said. American CE Doug Parker and President Robert Isom said Wednesday in the letter to employees that passenger demand has started to slow again as infection rates rise and several states have reimposed curbs on travel. Some of those measures include quarantine requirements for anyone arriving from a growing number of hot spots across the country. American’s passenger revenue in June was down 80% from the same month in 2019. “We had a stated goal of avoiding furloughs because we believed demand for air travel would steadily rebound by Oct. 1 as the impact of Covid-19 dissipated,” Messrs. Parker and Isom wrote. “That unfortunately has not been the case.” American said employees who received notices of potential furlough include 9,950 flight attendants, 37% of the airline’s total. The notices will also go out to 2,500 pilots and thousands of other workers, American said.<br/>
