America West Begins Laying Off 2,000
Associated Press
America West Airlines pilots were among the first to get their pink slips as the company began laying off 2,000 employees.
The company announced the layoffs and a reduced schedule shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The airline, a unit of America West Holdings, notified 115 pilots Friday and the number of furloughed pilots could climb to 200, a company spokesman said.
The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline was pulled from the brink of bankruptcy Sept. 21 when Congress approved $15 billion in relief for the airline industry.
