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Economy
Grounded: 88 American Airlines planes line up on Pittsburgh International Airport runway as the airline mothballs its fleet
2020-04-02
  • American Airlines planes have flown from across the country to Pittsburgh International Airport

  • The airlines are using runways to park after flight routes have been cut amid the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Bob Kerlik, a spokesman for the Allegheny County Airport Authority, said the airport can hold up to 140 planes

  • 'We want to give them a place that they can easily and efficiently consolidate their aircraft parking,' added Bryan Dietz, vice president of air service development, said

  • Other airlines such as Delta and Republic Airways have parked up at the airport too, totaling 96 unused planes

  • The average 180 flights scheduled from the airport for April has dropped to 110 and more could be cut soon
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  British Airways to furlough 36,000 employees - or 80% of its huge global workforce of cabin crew, ground staff, engineers and office workers - TODAY after grounding thousands of flights due to virus
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-04-02 13:14  

#4  Welcome back.

Boeing announces voluntary layoff plan
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-04-02 12:18  

#3  It was reported yesterday that 90% of the airlines planes are grounded.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2020-04-02 10:28  

#2  Apparently Marana, Arizona must be full up. The former Pease AFB is an east coast location that works as corrosion corner as well
Posted by: Chong Pelosi2860   2020-04-02 05:36  

#1  Don't you miss being packed like steerage and nickeled and dimed for anything and everything trying to get from A to B? (do I need to put a /sarc on that?)
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-04-02 02:19  

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