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American asks for $2 billion from unions to thwart bankruptcy.
Byline: Ina Paiva Cordle
Trying to boost morale during the toughest time in American Airlines' history, Chairman Don Carty told South Florida employees Thursday that he has no doubt the airline will survive as it creates a new model "that allows us to take the fight to the low-cost carriers."
Though he gave no assurances that American will not file for bankruptcy, Carty said the airline intends to remain the largest in the world, as it becomes "leaner, smarter and stronger."
"Never have we faced a challenge this big _ and never have we attempted a change on this scale," Carty told a standing-room-only crowd of more than 400 employees at Miami International Airport, the first stop of a nationwide road show. "Sweeping, enduring, fundamental change. Evolution, yes, but at an accelerated speed."
That evolution means the…
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