China News Service, April 15 (Xinhua), according to the US "World Daily" report, the US Treasury and major airlines reached a preliminary agreement on bailout funds, so that aviation companies affected by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic can temporarily obtain the funds needed to survive .
According to reports, the US Treasury Department said on the 14th that the bail-out agreement covers all major US airlines, and the assistance comes from the $ 25 billion salary assistance plan allocated to the civil aviation industry in the government's 2.2 trillion stimulus package.
The British "Financial Times" said that before the above agreement was reached, the Trump administration and major US airlines conducted a fierce confrontation on this aid for several days. Airlines tried to resist the idea of the US government buying shares in their companies, and unions representing flight attendants and pilots criticized the government for moving too slowly in aid aimed at securing employment. In the future, the US government may become a shareholder of several airlines.
American Airlines said it would receive $ 5.8 billion in aid, Delta said it would receive $ 5.4 billion in aid, and Southwest Airlines expects to receive $ 3.2 billion.
Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian said: "This is a necessary measure, but it is only one of the many measures that will allow us to survive the next few months. This capital plus what we have taken Self-help measures will avoid unpaid leave and pay cuts by the end of September, although we have seen a 95% drop in passenger capacity. "
According to the analysis, this aid fund gives airlines a chance to survive when the new crown epidemic situation and the government's travel restrictions have caused the demand for business aviation to fall to the bottom, and the aviation industry has fallen into the worst crisis in history.