Thread regarding American Airlines Group Inc. layoffs

@OP It's true, quite a few happened in November 2025, right before the U.S. mid-term election day so it would get buried in the news. It affected administrative and IT positions not only at hubs but smaller airports. "People were being immediately escorted out in large groups of ten or more." The 2025 third quarter "dog and pony show" right before those layoffs was completely out of touch, per usual, and they reported spending millions on a "grab-and-go" food section at CLT, a new alcohol partner for first class, and a yet "really bad" earnings quarter. Their Station GMs had a mandatory in-person "training retreat" the week prior and were told of the layoffs, but told not to tell their staff. As someone who's seen AA's lack of oversight and poor spending decisions from as far back as their US Airways merger days up close, and attempted to put an end to them, I am not surprised. "AA is an 800-pound gorilla." Money was/is overspent right and left. Accounts being auto-paid for services no longer rendered or properties no longer occupied, etc. simply because it's too big and no one is watching. Rather than practicing natural talent attrition from the COVID days, and truly evaluating work supported by operational, administrative and IT positions for already skeleton teams, they resorted to these drastic layoffs. I would not be surprised if non-hub mainline stations will all transition to partners starting in 2026, corporate's out-of-touch management and spending simply can't sustain both them and the field.