U.S. Airlines Reach Coronavirus Aid Agreements - AVweb

A growing number of U.S. airlines have reached agreements with the U.S. Department of the Treasury this week for aid packages under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Payroll Support Program (PSP). According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, airlines planning to participate in the program currently include Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, SkyWest Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Mnuchin added that his department is “working to review and approve applications for smaller passenger air carriers as quickly as possible and will provide further guidance for cargo carriers and contractors very soon.”


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/u-s-airlines-reach-coronavirus-aid-agreements

I wonder how the average American out of a job, and getting a $2,400 one time check from the government will think about a wide body captain sitting at home watching Netflixs while continuing to receive his/her $20,000+ month guarantee?

The airlines continue to operate. Your Netflix captain isn’t sitting at home. He is watching his movies at cruise altitude, as usual. (Kidding guys)

Great, so he is burning fuel for 200 while moving 25? That’s somehow better?

When will we wise up and tell all these companies to save for a rainy day or risk destruction?