Nightly News   |  February 01, 2012

American Airlines employees brace for layoffs

The bankrupt airline plans to eliminate 13,000 jobs. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> employees of bankrupt american airlines have braced for bad news for weeks. american's parent company said today it wants to eliminate 13,000 jobs. that's 15% of american's work force , part of a plan to return to profitability. it also wants to end its traditional pension