Over a thousand workers will lose jobs when American Airlines closes Fort Worth facility


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The cost-cutting measure is just one part of American's penny pinching and include plans to eliminate nearly one thousand more jobs at other maintenance locations.

American Airlines plans to eliminate 1,090 jobs when it shuts down a Fort Worth maintenance facility in December. The airline announced plans to close the facility several months ago. It gave details on the timing and job losses to the Transport Workers Union on Friday, and the union posted the document on its website. American plans to shut down four maintenance lines at Alliance Airport in No