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American Airlines is moving ahead with furloughs, CEO says – Metro US

American Airlines is moving ahead with furloughs, CEO says

FILE PHOTO: People walk past an American Airlines logo at
FILE PHOTO: People walk past an American Airlines logo at John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport in in New York

CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines is moving ahead with 19,000 employee furloughs on Thursday, Chief Executive Doug Parker said in a memo to employees on Wednesday.

U.S. airlines have asked the U.S. Congress to extend a $25 billion payroll support program that protected jobs until Oct. 1 for another six months but so far no agreement has been reached.

(Reporting by Tracy Rucinski; Editing by Sandra Maler)