The American Airlines group plans to cut its staff in administration and support services by 30%, and may have to cut basic jobs as it shrinks due to an outbreak of the Coronavirus.
According to Reuters, Elise Ebruin, vice president on employee and global participation at American Airlines, said in a letter to employees that despite financial rescue and other cash-collecting operations, The company is planning to run a smaller airline in the foreseeable future.
She added that the company that employs more than 100,000 will offer voluntary options before applying a mandatory cut for jobs if a sufficient number does not accept those offers.
All major US airlines have said they will need to downsize by the fall as soon as the US government’s pay-as-you-go period that blocks compulsory job cuts expires on September 30, >. / p>
Its rival, United Airlines Holdings, said it would also need to cut its employees at managerial levels and in managerial positions by about 30 percent.
