Unfriendly skies: Airline workers brace for mass layoffs About 40,000 workers in the airline industry are facing layoffs on Thursday unless Congress comes up with another aid packageDETROIT -- The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he’ll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Airlines in Europe are expecting years of trouble and have acted quickly to cut jobs even as they get government rescue loans. Allie Malis, an American Airlines flight attendant in Washington, D.C., also faces layoff Thursday. Many United flight attendants, he said, took special leaves with no pay to preserve jobs for others.

Source: ABC News September 29, 2020 17:18 UTC