Pursuits
AMR’s American to Close Pilot Base as Retirements Thin Ranks
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American Airlines will close a crew base in San Francisco after unusually large numbers of pilot retirements left staffing levels “critically short.”
American said three days ago it would cut fourth-quarter seating capacity by 3 percent, in part because of the pilot shortage. In September and October combined, 240 pilots retired, more than 10 times the normal average in each month.