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House Democrats are making a last-ditch effort to help the flailing airline industry avert tens of thousands of layoffs on Oct. 1, tucking into their latest COVID-19 aid bill $25 billion to extend payroll
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Trump considers orders to keep airline workers on job] The House bill would provide $15 billion for state departments of transportation and $15.75 billion for transit
United Airlines, meanwhile, expects to be “a much smaller airline come Oct. 1,” in part because of reductions to service, according to a person familiar with the airline’s thinking.
In tonight’s episode, we look at how Democrats in Congress are making the push for far more aid than the $1 trillion price tag that Republicans put forth for the next COVID-19 relief bill.
“And without an extension of the PSP before then, hundreds of thousands of airline workers will be fired or furloughed on October 1.”
‘Depressed’ environment “The reality is that United simply cannot continue at our current payroll level past Oct. 1 in an environment where travel demand is so depressed,” the airline, which
[jwp-video n=”1″] During a hearing Wednesday, members of Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Aviation and Space pressed federal transportation and health officials
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