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American said it decided to transfer the
aircraft because the number of pilots at Envoy has dwindled in
recent months. The move is the latest setback for the regional
carrier since it announced about 50 other job cuts last month.
"Given the number of Envoy pilots flowing through to American
each month or leaving due to normal attrition, Envoy will not
have the pilots we need to fly our 2015 schedule," Kenji
Hashimoto, American's senior vice president of regional
carriers, said in the letter.
"Without a cost-effective pilot agreement in place, Envoy will
not secure new jets and faces challenges in recruiting new
pilots without the promise of a renewed fleet," he added.
Envoy pilots rejected a labor contract in March.
While baggage handlers, ticket and gate agents will keep their
jobs, Envoy will likely fire some maintenance workers, according
to a spokesperson at American who asked not to be named. It was
not immediately clear how the news would impact flight
attendants.
One of American's other regional subsidiaries, Piedmont
Airlines, will receive at least 20 of the transferred aircraft.
Trans States Airlines and a second contractor yet to be
announced will receive the remaining jets, the letter said.
(Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin, editing by G Crosse)
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