The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 2, 2012 American Airlines to Lay Off 13,000 Workers -------------------------------------------- The parent company of American Airlines says it plans to cut around 13,000 jobs. AMR Corp is in the midst of a major restructuring after filing for bankruptcy protection in November. .