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American Airlines, a subsidiary of Fort Worth-basefd AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), said 1,2009 flight attendant positions will beimpacted nationwide, alonhg with 300 airport services staft members and 50 cargo servic positions. Flight attendant cuts will be made on a basiwsof seniority. As is customary in most layoffs, Americah said voluntary exit packages will be offered to employeea who may want to retire early. In addition, 40 previously announceed job cuts will be made atthe airline’se Kansas maintenance facility. In the Dallas-Fort Wort h area alone, American will be cuttinfg 66 airport services andcargo positions, whic includes baggage handlers, as well as 67 flight attendan positions.
Tim Smith, a spokesman for American, said the layoffsw were made in conjunction with capacity reductions announcef by Americanon Thursday. In a letter to American employeeasreleased Thursday, the company’s senior vice president of human resources Jeff Brundag said, “These reductions come as a result of our efforte to 'right size' our operation and responc to the weaker demand for trave by reducing our schedule, includinyg seasonal changes, and addressing lower-than-expected attrition.” Brundag e in his letter added that the cuts coincidde with CEO Gerard Arpey’s announcement that the airlinw will be cutting its capacity by 7.
5 perceny due to lower consumert travel demands.
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