{"id":104490,"date":"2020-12-22T21:22:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=104490"},"modified":"2020-12-30T14:30:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T14:30:17","slug":"american-airlines-begins-the-gradual-return-laid-off-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/12\/american-airlines-begins-the-gradual-return-laid-off-workers.html","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines begins the gradual return laid-off workers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>American Airlines<\/strong> is beginning the gradual return of workers laid off after Congress approved a $15 billion COVID-19 aid package in support of airline payroll, its executives said in a memo to staff on Tuesday, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/12\/american-airlines-offers-covid-19-testing-on-flights-within-u-s.html\">American Airlines offers COVID-19 testing on flights within U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;While pay and benefits will be restored immediately, people will be asked to return to the operation in phases,&#8221; CEO Doug Parker and airline President Robert Isom said in the memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/12\/american-airlines-performs-demonstration-flight-with-737-max-for-media.html\">American Airlines performs demonstration flight with 737 MAX for media.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American will receive approximately $3 billion for payroll expenses through March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company laid off nearly 19,000 employees when a first round of airline payroll assistance expired in October, including more than 1,200 pilots.<\/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-a25f2432     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 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