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Cape Air received communication from the Treasury Department about federal payroll support funds on March 4 after applying for the second grant on Jan. 12.
The new Covid-19 relief package signed into law by President Joe Biden Thursday afternoon will provide a third tranche of payroll support to commercial U.S. airlines.
But as airlines prepare to apply for their share of this new $14 billion support package (plus $1 billion to contractors who employ groundworkers used by the airlines), nearly half of the 320 carriers that applied for the second round of payroll support are still awaiting payment, the Treasury Department website shows.
Overwhelmingly, those carriers are small entities, including charter operators, private airlines and tour operators. Each of the 10 primary mainline U.S. carriers have received their second round of payroll funding.
The US regional airline sector is calling out the US government for months-long delays in the distribution of pandemic-relief funds to the country’s smaller airlines.
12 years after Flight 3407 crash, push for pilot database rule continues
The formal registry would give airlines crucial information on the flying history of the men and women they hire and place in the cockpit. Author: Ron Plants Updated: 10:44 PM EST February 12, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. It s hard to believe that it has been 12 years to the day since the crash of flight 3407 in Clarence. To this day, the events of that night in 2009 still haunt the memories of many in our community.
But while we have come so far since then in terms of airline safety, brought about through the efforts of the victims loved ones, there is still a final element to finish up.
Organizations representing smaller carriers urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to expedite PSP payments to the more than 300 operators still waiting.