Passenger airlines are already in line to receive up to $50 billion in taxpayer money to survive the pandemic, and they're asking for $25 billion more. Critics say the carriers should have saved more money when they were making record profits. But the head of the airlines' trade group says they ‘did everything right’ and were ready for disaster — just not an unprecedented plague like the coronavirus. Nicholas Calio, head of Airlines for America, talks to The Associated Press.
Posted
and last updated
Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
,
Weather
Saturday
11/08/2025
Sunny
77° / 53°
2%
Sunday
11/09/2025
Sunny
83° / 54°
3%
Monday
11/10/2025
Partly Cloudy
82° / 56°
1%
Tuesday
11/11/2025
Partly Cloudy
80° / 59°
1%
Wednesday
11/12/2025
AM Clouds/PM Sun
78° / 56°
0%
Thursday
11/13/2025
Showers
68° / 52°
55%
Friday
11/14/2025
Showers
59° / 48°
55%
Saturday
11/15/2025
AM Showers
60° / 47°
36%