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AA says $1m-a-day cost of "routine" absence could bring it down

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">In a taped phone message, American Airlines chief executive Don Carty notes that one in 20 of his 75,000 employees miss work each day. He says such routine absence costs the airline $1m a day, threatening the survival of the company.</font>
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