U.S. airlines to get rid of year with 90,000 fewer workers
15 November, 2020
Hit with a collapse of demand, U.S. airlines will end the year with the cheapest number of employees since at least 1987, 90,000 less than when COVID-19 hit, an industry federation said.
Airlines for America said the amount of full-time equivalent positions will drop to 370,000 towards the end of December from 460,000 in March, a drop of practically 20 percent.
As coronavirus cases explode, approaching the worst days of the pandemic, authorities have stepped up restrictions.
The number of passengers carried in america in recent weeks has remained 65 percent less than the same period this past year, the organization said.
Airlines initially cut staff through early retirement and voluntary furloughs.
The companies pledged to carry off on any layoffs until Sept 30, in trade for aid of $25 billion.
But after Democrats and Republicans didn't acknowledge a news stimulus package that would extend the support, United Airlines and American Airlines let go 32,000 employees in October.
In addition, four smaller U.S. carriers shut down, Airlines for America said in its study of the pandemic effect on the industry, which also showed a quarter of aircraft have already been grounded for at least 30 days.
Source: japantoday.com
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