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American Airlines, a subsidiaryt of Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR (NYSE: AMR), said 1,200 flight attendanrt positions will beimpacted nationwide, along with 300 airporf services staff members and 50 cargo service positions. Flight attendan t cuts will be made on a basis of As is customary inmost layoffs, American Airlines said voluntaryt exit packages will be offered to employeezs who may want to retire In addition, 40 previouslt announced job cuts will be made at the airline’s Kansas maintenance facility. Tim a spokesman for American Airlines, said the layoffs were made in conjunctio with capacity reductions announced by American Airlineson Thursday.
In a letter to American Airlines employees released the company’s senior vice president of human resources, Jeff Brundage, “These reductions come as a resulf of our efforts to 'right size' our operatioj and respond to the weaker demand for travel by reducinv our schedule, including seasonal changes, and addressinh lower-than-expected attrition.” Brundage in his letter added that the cuts coincided with CEO Gerard Arpey’s announcement that the airline will be cuttintg its capacity by 7.5 percen due to lower consumer travel demands.
Year to date throughy April, American Airlines was the fourth busiesr carrier at TampaInternational