OKLAHOMA CITY—State Chamber President Fred Morgan comments on State Chamber member American Airlines’ restructuring announcement today:

“As a valued member of The State Chamber, I am pleased to see American Airlines release today an aggressive plan to restore the company to profitability over the next five years. It is especially good to know they remain dedicated to keeping a continued significant presence in Tulsa.

“It was likely inevitable that such a restructuring would include some job-loss, which is never easy, especially in an ongoing national recession. But, it is important to our state’s economy to have American Airlines come through this plan as a stronger company poised for growth.

“We are confident that with the recent growth of Oklahoma’s aerospace industry that those highly-skilled workers whose jobs will be eliminated during the restructuring will be able to find other employment in our state.”

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