American Airlines Won’t Be Cutting More Pilots April 1 After All

American Airlines Inc. told its pilots Friday that the carrier won’t have to furlough any pilots April 1 as feared.

With the carrier continuing to reduce capacity, American warned in January that it would need to furlough up to 175 pilots in 2010. It laid off 78 pilots on Feb. 28 and expected to send more out the door on April 1.

However, the plans have changed as the carrier re-evaluated how many pilots it would need compared with the number it had.
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