Well, they had to close a base in New England because they couldn't afford to have two bases only 180 miles apart... so, now instead they have two bases 13 miles apart... This leaves little room for anybody to honestly think the Boston base closure had anything to do with saving money... therefore, since over the last 5 years they have taken the following actions:
Closed the most senior maint base

Offered early buyout to senior Capt's

Opened office of Professional development to help senior Capt's leave

Offered another early buyout to senior Capt's

Worked on A TA to help senior CA's flow to AA by giving them extra pay to cover the losses the first few years at mainline (TA failed)

Closed one of the most senior pilot bases in their system (BOS) because it was too expensive to run two bases 180 miles apart. LAX is the most senior, but nothing is near enough to shift the flying over to....

AMR has been closing AA stations, laying off all the personnel, then reopening it as an Eagle Station and offering the people the same job, but at regional rules and wages...

and now, they seem to be cutting back LAX flights... won't take too many more cuts, to be able to justify LAX as a fly through station as opposed to a base.... that way they can attack another group of the most senior pilots in the system.

It's all about getting rid of the most senior people in the regional industry.
They have people on RJ's with more flight time than pilots at majors like USAir and Delta.... with noplace to go to make the same, or more, money than they make now.