{"id":101162,"date":"2020-10-07T12:28:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T12:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=101162"},"modified":"2020-10-07T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T12:28:41","slug":"trump-urges-congress-to-provide-25-billion-bailout-for-u-s-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/10\/trump-urges-congress-to-provide-25-billion-bailout-for-u-s-airlines.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump urges Congress to provide $25 billion bailout for U.S. airlines."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday Congress should quickly extend $25 billion in new payroll assistance to U.S. passenger airlines furloughing thousands of workers as air travel remains down sharply amid the coronavirus pandemic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-usa-airlines\/trump-urges-congress-to-provide-25-billion-bailout-for-us-airlines-idUSKBN26S06J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/10\/nancy-pelosi-approval-of-new-aid-for-airlines-is-imminent-we-call-for-no-layoffs.html\">Nancy Pelosi: Approval of new aid for airlines is imminent, we call for no layoffs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s new demand came hours after he announced his administration would abandon talks with congressional Democrats over proposals to spend at least $1.6 trillion in additional coronavirus relief funds, a move that appeared to scuttle a new $25 billion bailout for U.S. passenger airlines to keep tens of thousands of workers on the job for another six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/10\/united-airlines-will-resume-non-stop-flights-between-san-francisco-and-shanghai.html\">United Airlines will resume non-stop flights between San Francisco and Shanghai.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Trump later issued a call on Twitter, urging Congress to \u201cIMMEDIATELY Approve 25 Billion Dollars for Airline Payroll Support\u2026. I will sign now!\u201d he wrote, saying Congress could tap unused funds from prior coronavirus relief to fund airlines and a separate program for small business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American Airlines AAL.O and United Airlines UAL.O last week began laying off 32,000 workers, but had said they would reverse course if lawmakers reach a deal on a new government program to fund payroll costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congress is expected to return to session on Oct. 19 and lawmakers may make a new attempt to pass a standalone measure to provide the $25 billion sought by airlines but the prospects are uncertain, even though the airline relief enjoys strong support in both the House and Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-e4eb0227     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 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