36,000 UNITED AIR JOBS AT RISK ONCE FEDERAL AID LAPSES

United Airlines Holdings Inc. notified 36,000 employees, or 45 per cent of its u.s. workforce, that their jobs are at risk after federal payroll aid expires at the end of September. The layoff tally isn’t finalized and may be smaller as workers weigh offers to leave voluntarily, united told employees Wednesday. The planned furloughs include about 15,000 flight attendants, 11,000 customer service staff and 5,500 maintenance employees. About 3,700 workers have already taken voluntary separation packages. united’s warning signals the depth of potential job losses at u.s. airlines, even after the federal government provided $25 billion in payroll support plus another $25 billion available in loans. The carrier says state quarantines prompted by a jump in coronavirus infections were jeopardizing a nascent u.s. travel recovery.