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Flight attendants turn to dog walking, contact tracing for extra income as they brace for job cuts

Aug 16, 2020

United Flight Attendant Jennifer Ritter.Source: Jennifer RitterThe coronavirus pandemic has been so devastating to the airline industry that even flight attendants with decades of......

A flood of job losses looms as airline industry struggles in pandemic

Aug 16, 2020

Pilots talk after exiting a Delta Airlines flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport on July 22, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia.Michael A. McCoy |......

A flood of job losses looms as airline industry struggles in pandemic

Aug 16, 2020

Pilots talk after exiting a Delta Airlines flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport on July 22, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia.Michael A. McCoy |......

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan on getting kids back to school safely

Aug 14, 2020

Uber and Lyft are threatening to suspend service in California if they have to classify drivers as employees — that tactic may backfire

Aug 14, 2020

Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., listens during a panel discussion at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, U.S.,......

You could see a world where Uber temporarily shuts down in California: Wedbush analyst

Aug 12, 2020

Airline shares surge as TSA numbers hit pandemic high, support for second bailout builds

Aug 10, 2020

A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan......

Delta urges 3,000 flight attendants to take unpaid leave, shorter schedules to avoid furloughs

Aug 7, 2020

Delta Air Lines passenger planes are seen parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International......

Trump says he’s in favor of plan to give $25 billion more to struggling airline industry

Aug 5, 2020

President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed support for a plan to provide another $25 billion in federal aid to U.S. airlines, which have been......

Airline stocks soar after GOP senators push for $25 billion in additional industry aid

Aug 5, 2020

A United Airlines ticketing agent checks the mobile device of a passenger as he tries to check in for a flight in the main......

Republican senators push for $25 billion in additional airline job aid as virus continues to hit demand

Aug 5, 2020

A United Airlines ticketing agent checks the mobile device of a passenger as he tries to check in for a flight in the main......

Boeing supplier Spirit slides as pandemic brings pain beyond the 737 Max

Aug 4, 2020

A worker applies sealer to a cargo door frame as the bottom section of a Boeing 737 fuselage is assembled at Spirit AeroSystems in......

Airlines, unions push for billions in additional federal aid to save airline jobs as layoffs loom

Aug 3, 2020

An airline employee walks past empty American Airlines check-in terminals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 12, 2020.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds......

Reopening schools will result in closures: Head of largest NJ teachers’ union

Jul 31, 2020

Anthony Rosamilia, Essex County Education Association head, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss why the association is pushing for schools to......

Delta CEO sends staff memo thanking 17,000 employees for leaving, says it gets airline closer to ‘minimizing furloughs’

Jul 30, 2020

Delta Air Lines passenger planes are seen parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International......