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Eagle to lay off 119 pilots and 104 FA's

American Eagle to Lay Off 223 Pilots, Flight Attendants

December 15, 2011

http://airnation.net/wp-content/uplo...3976916176.jpgAmerican Eagle's Turboprops are Likely to Disappear

The effects of American Airlines’ bankruptcy are starting to unfold…
American Eagle (part of American Airlines and AMR) has told the Texas Workforce Commission that 119 pilots and 104 flight attendants are ‘likely’ to be laid off of their jobs by mid-February. These cuts are part of American that runs turboprop routes out of Dallas Ft. Worth Airport:

‘Eagle spokesman Ed Martelle said that as the company considers cost-cutting moves, “there is a strong possibility” that the turboprops used at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will be returned to the leasing company in late January.’

American CEO Thomas Horton informed employees today that more cuts are to follow because of the bankruptcy although he did not give a specific figure:

“We will have to make very tough and sometimes unpopular decisions that will impact people’s lives,” Horton said.

Horton also claimed that American’s labor costs are higher than other airlines and that the company must get those costs in line for it to survive.
That could very well mean layoffs in the thousands.

Here we go, it's going to get very ugly!

the ATR's are that expensive and inefficient that they have to go first? I guess they will be the easiest to dump back to the leasing company but you would think some 145's would go first. its going to be a big mess over there.

Sorry to hear that....a few other places hiring. Hope that is some comfort.

I always love how an airline can hire as many as 700 pilots in 2011, announce the possibility of hiring 500 in 2012, and then announce they're laying off pilots.

#reasonsIloveairlines

Where does it say 223 pilots?

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Originally Posted by ASAnotASAP (Post 1102725)

Where does it say 223 pilots?

It doesn't. It says 119 pilots could be laid off. Apparently, 20 who started on December 5 were furloughed already. This smells a touch like a nasty bargaining tool, but who knows.

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Originally Posted by Whacker77 (Post 1102718)

I always love how an airline can hire as many as 700 pilots in 2011, announce the possibility of hiring 500 in 2012, and then announce they're laying off pilots.

#reasonsIloveairlines

I always questioned that too. Or how can an airline buy other airlines and then suddenly they have to file BK? Do the people who run these places really not have a clue or is there an actually good reason for this kind of thing?

Problem: The loss of pilot and flight attendant jobs...
Solution: AMR sells the $30 million dollar house they bought for executives in London...
Prediction: The $30 million dollar house wins...