The head of Dallas-based Southwest Airlines says he can stop the movement toward furloughs and pay cuts now that the president has signed the extension of the Payroll Support Program.
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says the law President Trump signed this weekend will provide payroll support for all employees through the end of March, and given that information, he does anticipate the need for any furloughs or pay cuts at all in 2021.
Kelly says he's tremendously grateful that federal leaders have recognized airlines are an indispensible part of the US economy.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said last week he's sincerely grateful to the long roster of members of congress from both sides of the aisle who understood the significance of extendinging the the payroll support program.
