American Airlines rehires 365 flight attendants


St. Louis Business Journal
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 4:31pm CST

American Airlines is rehiring 365 furloughed flight attendants, all of whom are former TWA employees and half of whom are based in Missouri.

This recall is in addition to the 545 flight attendants who were recalled last October.

When TWA merged with American Airlines, TWA flight attendants were placed at the bottom of the seniority list. In 2001, American Airlines laid off 2,500 flight attendants, including many former TWA flight employees. The furloughed flight attendants were guaranteed the right to reclaim their jobs if American Airlines made new hires.

“I’m glad to see that as the economy is recovering, these hard-working folks are going to be able to get their jobs back,” U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said in a statement. “These flight attendants have waited much too long to go back to the jobs they love, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with this news.”

American Airlines is rehiring 365 furloughed flight attendants, all of whom are former TWA employees and half of whom are based in Missouri.

This recall is in addition to the 545 flight attendants who were recalled last October.

When TWA merged with American Airlines, TWA flight attendants were placed at the bottom of the seniority list. In 2001, American Airlines laid off 2,500 flight attendants, including many former TWA flight employees. The furloughed flight attendants were guaranteed the right to reclaim their jobs if American Airlines made new hires.

“I’m glad to see that as the economy is recovering, these hard-working folks are going to be able to get their jobs back,” U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said in a statement. “These flight attendants have waited much too long to go back to the jobs they love, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with this news.”