Airlines
United Airlines Warns of Up to 36,000 Furloughs
UAL calls its decision to institute involuntary furloughs starting October 1 “a last resort.”

Up to 36,000 United Airlines employees—roughly a third of the U.S. carrier’s global workforce—face possible involuntary furlough starting October 1 as management attempts to avoid financial ruin amid the continuing Covid-19 crisis. United informed its employees in a notice sent on Wednesday. The furlough warnings apply to 15,100 flight attendants, 2,250 pilots, 5,500 mechanics, and some 11,000 airport operations employees.