September 30, 2020 11:40 pm ET
August 3, 2020 11:54 am ET -
U.S. Airline Furloughs: Where We Stand
When SARS-CoV-2, the novel Coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19, first reached the U.S., nobody really knew how the disease, which at the time had not yet been granted pandemic status by the World Health Organization, would impact life in this…
July 29, 2020 12:47 pm ET -
Turkish Airlines Announces Deep Pay Cuts to Avoid Forced Layoffs
Turkish Airlines announced that it will implement pay cuts to protect employment and reduce its cash outflow in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes after the airline announced that the Labor Union did not respond to the…
July 26, 2020 2:22 pm ET -
Southwest Airlines Will Not Furlough Workers On Oct. 1
Southwest Airlines has announced it will not furlough or lay off any workers on Oct. 1, the first day it is allowed to per its CARES Act terms. Company CEO Gary Kelly made the announcement on Friday in a letter…
July 15, 2020 8:12 pm ET -
American Airlines Announces Furlough Notices
American Airlines became the most recent carrier to send Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letters to its employees. These letters indicate that potential layoffs or furloughs are possible in the near future as air travel demand continues to suffer…
July 14, 2020 8:20 am ET -
Southwest Warns of Airline’s First Round of Furloughs Amid Pandemic
While the demand for travel continues to slowly increase around the world, things are not all positive in the airline industry. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is facing the possibility of having to carry out furloughs unless passenger numbers change drastically. While…