China News Service, November 13th. According to the "Central News Agency" report, the American Air Transport Association stated on the 12th that due to the plunge in demand, the number of employees in the U.S. aviation industry at the end of 2020 will drop to the lowest level since at least 1987. , Which is about 90,000 fewer than in March.
Data map: On March 23, local time, at the Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, American Airlines planes crowded on a runway.
According to reports, the American Air Transport Association pointed out that in terms of full-time equivalent jobs, the manpower of National Airlines will be reduced from 460,000 in March to 370,000 at the end of December, a drop of nearly 20%.
Due to the surge in confirmed cases of the new crown, the authorities have strengthened various restrictions.
The American Air Transport Association stated that the number of passengers carried in recent weeks is still 65% less than in the same period in 2019.
Airlines initially relied on early retirement and voluntary unpaid leave to mitigate the impact of the epidemic.
At that time, companies promised to suspend layoffs until September 30 in exchange for $25 billion in aid.
However, after the Democrats and Republicans were unable to reach an agreement on a new bailout with extended aid measures, United Airlines and American Airlines laid off 32,000 employees in October.
In addition, the American Air Transport Association pointed out in a research report on the impact of the epidemic on the aviation industry that 4 small airlines have closed their doors, and a quarter of their aircraft have been grounded for at least 30 days.