Significant U.S. Airline Assistance Included In Senate COVID-19 Bill

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The $61 billion in aid to airlines is part of a $500 billion liquidity assistance package for distressed sectors of the economy.
Credit: Nigel Howarth / AWST
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed the largest economic relief legislation in U.S. history after days of heated negotiations between Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the Trump White House, providing a lifeline to a reeling airline industry that has made unprecedented capacity cuts in a short...
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