The airline opted for short-term financial gain over saving jobs

Air Transport Digest

Sean Broderick

American and the Allied Pilots Association worked to limit the number of planned furloughs in response to lower demand.

3,200 planes sat at American airports this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Airlines slashed ﬂeets, routes, and began preparing to slash their workforce – some by 45 percent. Just last year the industry was facing a pilot shortage, with estimates of 200,000 pilots needed by 2038. But with fewer ﬂights and the pandemic continuing, there’s too many pilots and aviation students who are preparing for turbulence in the job market.

Ben Goldstein

Fares for domestic U.S. air travel hit their lowest level since April in July, caused by a resurgence in COVID-19 that plateaued demand at around 25-30% of 2019’s level, a report from Bloomberg Intelligence shows.

Ben Goldstein

Embraer will continue development of the E175-E2, though its planned entry-into-service timeline has been delayed until 2023—from previous estimates of late 2021 to early 2022.

Victoria Moores

Nearly a quarter of staff at London Gatwick Airport could lose their jobs under a drastic restructuring plan, after COVID-related airline network cuts left the South London airport operating at just 20% of its peak-season capacity.

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Sean Broderick

American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have told employees that more staff cuts are needed to match operations with the significantly reduced demand environment heading into the winter season, putting pressure on U.S. lawmakers to extend financial support.