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New aviation relief hopeful
Stimulus stalled in Congress
U.S. airlines would receive $17
billion for four months of payroll
support under a new $908 billion
bipartisan Senate COVID-19 relief
proposal, staffers for two U.S. Senators
said last week.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers
announced a package of $45
billion in transportation assistance,
and the offi ces of Senators
Mitt Romney and Mark Warner
said the plan includes $4 billion for
airports, $15 billion for transit systems,
$8 billion for private buses
and $1 billion for passenger railroad
Amtrak.
The $45 billion in transportation
assistance is designed to provide
assistance for four months.
Congress and President-elect Joe
Biden can decide next year if more
funds should be approved beyond
March, Senator Joe Manchin said.
The White House has not yet
said it supports the plan, and neither
have Congressional leaders. A
separate Senate Republican leadership
relief plan summary sent to
lawmakers later on Tuesday had
no reference to additional transportation
assistance.
Romney said lawmakers spoke
to Treasury Secretary Steven
Mnuchin seeking input on “what
was the right number for airlines.”
Airlines for America President
Nick Calio praised the proposal
that includes “provisions intended
to help airlines make payroll and
protect the jobs of our industry’s
hardworking employees.”
Association of Flight Attendants
CWA International President
Sara Nelson said the union
was “working with lawmakers to
ensure this emergency relief is enacted
immediately.”
In October, American Airlines
and United Airlines furloughed
more than 32,000 workers after a
prior $25 billion payroll assistance
program expired.
For months, airlines had sought
another $25 billion bailout to keep
workers on the payroll for another
six months.
Transit agencies have urged
Congress to approve $32 billion in
additional assistance, while Amtrak
sought nearly $3 billion and
to prevent new service and job
cuts. Airports sought another $10
billion after receiving $10 billion
in April
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