AMR Corp. employees will find out this week what the Fort Worth, Texas, company’s bankruptcy will mean for them.
Tom Horton, chairman and chief executive of AMR and American Airlines, and other top executives will sit down Wednesday with American’s three unions to explain the changes the airline wants from its employees to right its ship.
Among the expected changes:
• American will close one of its three aircraft maintenance bases, most likely its Alliance Airport base in Fort Worth.
• AMR will terminate the pensions of employees.
• American’s pilots and flight attendants will be required to work more hours each month.
• Thousands of jobs of cabin cleaners, baggage handlers and others will be outsourced.
A company spokesman did not directly address what changes may be coming, but said that they are necessary.
“We are reviewing every aspect of our business, and it’s clear we have to be a more nimble, flexible and efficient airline in order to compete,” American spokesman Bruce Hicks said.
“The changes we are considering will help ensure American can prosper and grow.”
The Associated Press
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