Tag: Treasury Department

May 12, 2020

A Florida-based charter airline is going out of business, costing hundreds of employees their jobs, and workers say the Trump administration is to blame. Miami Air International had filed for bankruptcy in March but told employees it was ending operations […]

April 9, 2020

Illinois’ senators are concerned that unclear directions from the Treasury Department could lead to delays in consideration of airlines’ and contractors’ applications for payroll-support grants. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth […]

April 3, 2020

Today at 5 p.m. marks the initial deadline for airlines to apply for federal grants that must go toward paying their employees. Carriers that apply afterward “may not receive approval as quickly,” according to the Treasury Department. Secretary Steven Mnuchin […]