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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — American Airlines has announced that it has sent potential layoff notices to more than 11,000 employees across the country, including 42 in Kansas City and 164 in St. Louis.
The potential layoffs come amid a bankruptcy restructuring plan, which began last November and which the airline hopes will save over $1 billion in labor costs.
The notices are for potential layoffs – the airline says that it expects to actually cut only a fraction of those 11,000 workers.
The airline says that at KCI, 37 fleet service clerks and crew chiefs are expected to lose their jobs, as well as three airport agents and two plant maintenance workers.
Officials with American Airlines say that any cuts will likely be permanent.
