CARES act

COVID-19 stimulus funding for transportation in the CARES Act and Supplemental Bills

Census Bureau data showed a decline in February sales, but levels remain elevated from a year ago as new stimulus hits

Airlines operating in the U.S. are once again collecting the federal excise tax on freight shipments that were suspended for most of last year to help the industry survive the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package known as the CARES Act provided an aviation tax holiday from March 28 […]

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Airlines shed nearly 10% of their workforce in October.

Atlas Air says it faced hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, making it eligible for emergency airline aid from Congress despite a massive growth in business.

Ground handling companies, with the help of Trump administration officials at the Treasury Department, took CARES Act aid designed to keep workers employed and still terminated many of them.

Air cargo companies are raking in revenues this year. It might be a bad time to ask for a handout from the government.

The CARES Act was a Band-Aid for the airline industry, holding tens of thousands of jobs in place for a brief period. Now the Band-Aid is coming off and without a fresh dressing, American Airlines and competitors are planning big layoffs.

Now is a good time for carriers that boosted their balance sheets with PPP loans to leverage that by investing in technology.