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American Airlines Layoffs

Yes. American Airlines filed 14 WARN notices to cut 1,720 jobs in 5 states, with the layoffs effective Apr 2, 2021. The most recent was filed Feb 5, 2021 under the federal WARN Act.

1,720 roles affected across 14 filings in 5 states.

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No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 5 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Illinois1,323Washington231New Jersey153Texas9Indiana4
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Filing history

American Airlines has filed 14 WARN notices between 2006 and 2021, cutting 1,720 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Feb 5, 2021.

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Every filing

Fort Worth, Texas
Filed Feb 5, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Apr 2, 2021 · official filing →
9
Layoff
SeaTac, Washington
Filed Jul 15, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
3
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Seattle, Washington
Filed Jul 15, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
111
Layoff
Newark, New Jersey
Effective Nov 16, 2012 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
74
Layoff
Newark, New Jersey
Effective Sep 21, 2012 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
2
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Seattle, Washington
Filed Sep 18, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
66
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Sep 17, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
987
Layoff
Seattle, Washington
Filed Nov 19, 2008 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
1
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
NEWARK, New Jersey
Effective Sep 5, 2008 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
44
Layoff
Indianapolis, Indiana
Filed Jul 14, 2008 (18y ago) · Effective Sep 5, 2008 · official filing →
4
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Jul 7, 2008 (18y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
336
Layoff
Seattle, Washington
Filed Jul 7, 2008 (18y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
22
Layoff
NEWARK, New Jersey
Effective May 29, 2006 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
33
Layoff
SeaTac, Washington
Filed Apr 3, 2006 (20y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
28
Layoff

Questions

Is American Airlines laying off employees?

Yes. American Airlines filed 14 WARN notices to cut 1,720 jobs in 5 states, with the layoffs effective Apr 2, 2021. The most recent was filed Feb 5, 2021 under the federal WARN Act.

How many jobs is American Airlines cutting?

1,720 jobs, across 14 official WARN filings in 5 states.

When do the American Airlines layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Apr 2, 2021. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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