(July 18, 2008)--American Airlines executives say 1,300 aircraft mechanics and 200 managers and support workers will be laid off from the company's maintenance organization as part of the ongoing effort to cope with the high costs of fuel.
The announcement came as executives in American's Maintenance & Engineering division met at the company's offices in Fort Worth on Thursday.
American's parent, AMR Corp., reported a second-quarter loss of $1.45 billion Wednesday.
Earlier, the company announced furloughs of 900 flight attendants and 200 pilots because the high cost of fuel has led to a reduction in the number of flights.
American employs 7,000 mechanics and other workers in Tulsa, Okla., 1,900 in Fort Worth and 900 in Kansas City, Mo., as well as several thousand at various line maintenance stations.
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