Tulsa Metro Chamber and regional partners react to American Airlines restructuring plan

The American Airlines family has always been a great partner in the Tulsa community. It is important we come together to support the community's largest employer through the challenging restructuring process. We are thankful this first restructuring step will allow the Tulsa base to remain open and retain a large number of existing jobs.

We realize some of our friends and neighbors will ultimately be affected by the difficult decisions that will be made in the near future, including the elimination of some positions. We will aggressively market our valued aerospace facilities and highly-skilled regional workforce to prepare for work that could ultimately be outsourced during this restructuring.

Even still, the plan American Airlines has outlined today is an effort to retain as many jobs as possible. While any job cuts will be painful, we are confident the company will work towards the best outcome for the most number of people in the Tulsa region. In the meantime, the Chamber and our regional partners will intensely focus our resources toward the present and future economic and human well-being of any displaced workers and their families.