Wednesday, September 23, 2009

American Airlines to end health plan

American Airlines has notified its non-union retirees that the carrier will no longer pay for health insurance coverage for retirees past age 65.
"This is not right," said retiree Deanna Soltis, 70, who left her Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport job with American in 1995. "The majority of us have worked 35, 40 years for this company. Yes, we can have Medicare. "But this was part of our retirement package that they shouldn't be able to take away from us," Soltis said.
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