American Airlines  American Airlines Latest from The Business Journals Effects of American Airline layoffs unknown for Jacksonville AirportAmerican's jump to outsourcing trend vexes unionAmerican Airlines to lay off at least 13,000 Follow this company plans to lay off about 13,000 and seek to end defined-benefit pension plans and rework leases as part of a broad effort to lift the company out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The carrier, owned by AMR Corp. AMR Corp. Latest from The Business Journals Effects of American Airline layoffs unknown for Jacksonville AirportMedical Center of Trinity opens Feb. 7American Airlines to lay off at least 13,000 Follow this company , handles about 9 percent of boardings at Kansas City International Airport    Kansas City International Airport Latest from The Business Journals American Airlines wants to cut jobs, pension plansAmerican Airlines set to reveal its survival planFrontier Airlines gets new chief; taxis for possible spinoff Follow this company (Code: MCI). It owes lease payments for a hangar there, and the metro area is home to many airline retirees.

A KCI spokesman said he didn’t expect air service cuts there. A Wednesday inquiry to the airline was not immediately returned.

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