Updated April 22, 2020
AFA has been at the forefront fighting for Flight Attendants, aviation workers, and the entire industry as we confront the COVID-19 pandemic and it's impact on aviation.
OP-EDs
The Atlantic: Here’s A Rescue Plan That Puts People First
(March 22, 2020)
In These Times: Mnuchin Is Now Trying to Destroy Airline Workers’ Job Protections
(April 2, 2020)
Fortune: Coronavirus relief funds should be used to pay for workers, not bail out corporations
(April 8, 2020)
TV
AFA on Spicer & Company: Relief Money Was Meant for Aviation Workers
(April 16, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi: Treasury Sets Terms on Payroll Grants
(April 11, 2020)
Fox News: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6148621112001/#sp=show-clips
(April 10, 2020)
MSNBC The Last Word: Airline Worker Relief Can Serve as a Model for All Workers
(April 8, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle (with Rep. Katie Porter): Aviation Worker Relief Can Serve as a Model for All Workers
(April 8, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Alex Witt: COVID-19 Impact on Aviation Workers
(April 4, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi: Flight Attendants Warn of “Poison Pill” in Relief Bill
(April 2, 2020)
Yahoo Finance: Payroll Grants are Grants
(April 2, 2020)
The Hill: Coronavirus Relief Implementation
(April 2, 2020)
CNN: The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: Mnuchin Commits to Sending Out Stimulus Money in Two Weeks
(April 2, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi: Aviation Relief Package Provide Worker Protections
(March 29, 2020)
MSNBC The Last Word: Stimulus Package Puts Workers First in Aviation
(March 25, 2020)
MSNBC The Last Word: AFA Says Do The Right Thing
(March 25, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi: What the Relief Means for Frontline Aviation Workers
(March 25, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi: Airline Relief Must Support Workers
(March 24, 2020)
MSNBC Live: Relief Packages Must Be for Frontline Workers
(March 23, 2020)
MSNBC The Last Word: Aviation Workers Are Heroes
(March 22, 2020)
MSNBC AM Joy: Relief Needs to be Directed to Keep our Paychecks Going
(March 21, 2020)
The Hill TV: Flight Attendants Union President: No Airline Bailouts, We Need Worker Relief
(March 19, 2020)
CNN International: Quest Means Business: AFA President Sara Nelson Talks About Emergency Support for Workers
(March 19, 2020)
ABC Good Morning America: AFA President Sara Nelson Talks About Flying During COVID-19
(March 17, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi: Airlines Bracing for Financial Hit From Coronavirus
(March 14, 2020)
ABC News Prime: US Flight Attendants Seeing Financial Strain Due to Coronavirus Outbreak, Union President Says
(March 13, 2020)
MSNBC The Last Word: AFA President Sara Nelson Talks About Flying During COVID-19
(March 12, 2020)
Cheddar: Association of Flight Attendants President: ‘We Have to Have Full Confidence that the MAX is Safe
(March 9, 2020)
CNN New Day: Flight Attendants are on the Frontlines of the Coronavirus
(March 9, 2020)
MSNBC Weekends with Alex Witt: AFA on MSNBC's Weekends with Alex Witt
(March 8, 2020)
MSNBC The Last Word: We Need Communication, Coordination, Leadership From White House
(March 6, 2020)
MSNBC Live with Chris Jansing: We Need Good Information to Combat this Pandemic
(March 5, 2020)
NBC Nightly News: AFA Calls for Operational Actions to Combat Virus
(March 4, 2020)
Good Morning America: Hyundai suspends South Korean production as Coronavirus fuels parts shortage
(February 4, 2020)
CNBC: AFA Calls on Airlines to take Precautions to Prevent Virus from Spreading
(January 27, 2020)
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Yahoo Finance: Airline Workers Call For More COVID-19 Protections
(April 21, 2020)
The New York Times: Flight Attendants and Pilots Ask, ‘Is It OK To Keep Working?’
(April 12, 2020)
Cleveland.com: As coronavirus spreads, United Airlines flight attendants are afraid for themselves, flying public
(April 10, 2020)
Washington Post: As covid-19 cases mount, flight attendants grow increasingly fearful of flying
(April 9, 2020)
Philadelphia Inquirer: ‘Every day, every flight’ is a coronavirus risk for flight attendants
(April 9, 2020)
Forbes: Flight Attendants Pushed for Safety When Cruise Ships Docked -- They Got Results
(April 7, 2020)
New York Daily News: Flight attendants union urges FAA, DOT to ‘halt all leisure travel’ amid coronavirus
(April 7, 2020)
NBC4 Washington: Fear of Flying Among Flight Attendants During Coronavirus Pandemic
(April 6, 2020)
Huffington Post: Flight Attendants Call For ‘A Halt To All Leisure Travel’ Amid Coronavirus
(April 6, 2020)
NBC News: Airlines slash most flights to coronavirus hot spot NYC, as area grows more isolated
(April 5, 2020)
Los Angeles Times: Frightened flight attendants want nonessential travel to stop
(April 3, 2020)
TIME: 'We’re Definitely Spreading It.' Flight Attendants Fear They Are Losing the Fight Against the Coronavirus
(April 3, 2020)
New York Magazine: The Coronavirus Is Radicalizing Workers
(April 1, 2020)
The New York Times: U.S. Backs Minimum Flights On Airline Routes in Assistance Review
(March 31, 2020)
BuzzFeed News: An American Airlines Flight Attendant Has Died From The Coronavirus As Employees Fight For Safer Working Conditions
(March 27, 2020)
CNN: A flight attendant dies, and colleagues are very much on edge
(March 27, 2020)
Travel Pulse: Flight Attendants Seeking Safer Working Conditions, Financial Relief
(March 20, 2020)
VICE: Workers See Coronavirus Mismanagement. Unions Are Helping Them Speak Out.
(March 19, 2020)
CNBC: Regional US airline Compass shutting down as coronavirus presents ‘insurmountable obstacles’
(March 19, 2020)
The Hill: Flight attendants union president: We need worker relief, not corporate bailouts
(March 19, 2020)
San Francisco Chronicle: The Latest: Compass Airlines to cease operations in April
(March 19, 2020)
Crain’s Chicago Business: United Airlines union relationships a plus in coronavirus slump
(March 12, 2020)
Politico: America’s workers face an outbreak of uncertainty
(March 9, 2020)
Business Insider: 'No coordination coming from the government,' says America's top flight attendant amid coronavirus outbreak and plummeting demand for air travel
(March 7, 2020)
Huffington Post: Flight Attendant Union Chief Slams Trump ‘Chaos’ Over Coronavirus
(March 7, 2020)
WIRED: In Planes and Trains, Mini-Mops and Fog Machines Battle Coronavirus
(March 6, 2020)
Erie News Now: Flight attendants union wants full-size hand sanitizer bottles on planes
(March 5, 2020)
CNN: Flight attendants union wants full-size hand sanitizer bottles on planes
(March 5, 2020)
CNBC: No hot towel service, more masks -- flight attendants seek protections against coronavirus spread
(March 3, 2020)
WBUR: American Airlines Suspends Flights To China Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
(February 12, 2020)
Business Insider: Flight attendants reveal how they’re dealing with being on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak as it spreads around the world
(February 10, 2020)
Travel Pulse: Flight Attendant Union Chief Calls Out US Over Coronavirus
(February 5, 2020)
Good Morning America: Hyundai suspends South Korean production as Coronavirus fuels parts shortage
(February 4, 2020)
Politico Pro: Flight attendants, nurses, teachers want coordinated Coronavirus response
(February 4, 2020)
CNN: Unions call on Trump administration for more robust coronavirus response
(February 4, 2020)
Business Insider: America’s most influential flight attendant calls out the US government, says agencies aren’t doing enough to combat the coronavirus
(February 4, 2020)
Fox News: Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants voice coronavirus concerns, urge carrier to let them wear masks
(February 4, 2020)
KHON 2: Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants ask again to be allowed to wear masks
(February 4, 2020)
Hawaii News Now: Hawaiian Air flight attendants fighting for a new contract now have another worry
(February 4, 2020)
USA TODAY: Flight attendants ask Hawaiian Airlines to permit expanded mask usage amid coronavirus concerns
(February 4, 2020)
KHON 2 (Hawaii): “We’re concerned about our own health,” Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant says that they can’t wear masks
(February 2, 2020)
USA Today: United becomes first airline to cancel some China flights amid coronavirus travel warnings
(January 28, 2020)
RELIEF / FINANCIAL
Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American Airlines Flight Attendants Are Calling for Hazard Pay to Fly During the Coronavirus Pandemic
(April 21, 2020)
Bloomberg: Big Three U.S. Airlines May Be In For A Painful Fall
(April 20, 2020)
Politico: Keep flying, DOT tells airlines
(April 17, 2020)
NY Times: Crippled Airline Industry to Get $25 Billion Bailout, Part of It As Loans
(April 14, 2020)
WABE: Airlines Reach Agreement With Treasury Department On Share Of Coronavirus Aid
(April 15, 2020)
CNBC: Coronavirus aid: US airlines, Treasury Department reach agreement billions in aid
(April 14, 2020)
NPR: Airlines Reach Agreement With Treasury Department On Share Of Coronavirus Aid
(April 14, 2020)
CNBC: ‘This will lead to airline bankruptcies’ -- flight attendant union furious with Treasury bailout offers
(April 12, 2020)
Reuters: Airlines want U.S. Treasury to scrap proposal to make some grant money repayable
(April 12, 2020)
Reuters: Trump Says Airlines Could Receive Grant Details This Weekend; Sources Say Around 275 Applied
(April 9, 2020)
MSNBC: Rep. Porter, Sara Nelson propose idea to keep more workers employed
(April 8, 2020)
The New York Times: Top Democrats Press Secretary to Accelerate Airline Bailout
(April 5, 2020)
Yahoo! News: Association of Flight Attendants Pres: We’re looking at job losses as steep as 90% in the industry
(April 3, 2020)
The Hill: Flight attendants’ union leader says relief must go directly to workers
(April 3, 2020)
Aviation Week: Attendants Urge Treasury to Exclude Warrants As Grant Compensation
(April 2, 2020)
Roll Call: Airline employees see threat to stimulus wage support provision
(April 2, 2020)
Washington Post: See how the coronavirus halted the airline industry
(April 1, 2020)
In These Times: So You Want A General Strike? Here’s What It Would Take.
(April 1, 2020)
CNBC: Flight attendants say government stakes in airlines in exchange for grants could cost jobs
(April 1, 2020)
Common Dreams: ‘Poison Pill’ in Stimulus Package Could Cost Millions of Airlines Jobs, Labor Leaders Say
(April 1, 2020)
Bloomberg Law: Flight Attendants Fear ‘Poison Pill’ in Government Grant Program
(April 1, 2020)
Flight Weekly: Flight attendant unions lobby against state ownership in airlines
(April 1, 2020)
Bloomberg: Pelosi Joins Critics of Mnuchin’s Airline Stock-For-Aid Plan
(April 1, 2020)
POLITICO Playbook: PM: There’s nothing close to consensus on the next economic package
(April 1, 2020)
Wall Street Journal: Flight Attendants Urge Government Not to Take Airline Strikes
(April 1, 2020)
CNBC: Flight attendants say government stakes in airlines in exchange for grants could cost jobs
(April 1, 2020)
Forbes: Flight Attendant Leaders, Newly Unified Says Mnuchin Could Scuttle Plan To Pay Airline Workers
(April 1, 2020)
Travel Pulse: Travel Industry Leaders React to Stimulus Bill
(March 28, 2020)
International Business Times: US Airlines To Get Almost $600 Billion In Bailout, With Some Conditions Attached
(March 27, 2020)
Politico: Mammoth stimulus bill teed up for House vote
(March 27, 2020)
Yahoo! Finance: Coronavirus stimulus bill: Flight attendant union ‘achieved something unheard of in American history’
(March 27, 2020)
Forbes: Airline Workers Will Be Paid Until Sept. 30 As Labor Unions Secure Historic Protections
(March 26, 2020)
Forbes: How Labor Unions Won Historic Pay Protection For Aviation Workers
(March 26, 2020)
The New York Times: U.S. Senate Approves Big Rescue for Struggling Aviation Sector
(March 26, 2020)
Washington Post: Coronavirus bill would provide $114 billion to prop up faltering transportation networks
(March 26, 2020)
The New York Times: Airlines, Others to Benefit From $2 Trillion Rescue Bill
(March 26, 2020)
MarketScreener.com: What’s in the $2 Trillion Senate Coronavirus Bill -- Update
(March 26, 2020)
City A.M.: U.S. Senate unanimously approves $58 billion package for airlines
(March 26, 2020)
Daily Beast: The Airlines Are Saved. So When Should You Start Booking Flights Again?
(March 26, 2020)
WAMU: COVID-19 Threatens Flight Attendants, Future Of Global Aviation
(March 25, 2020)
The New York Times: Voices From Travel’s Frontlines: ‘Fasten Your Seatbelts’
(March 25, 2020)
The New York Times: Here’s What We Know About the Aid Bill: Live Business Updates
(March 25, 2020)
The Guardian: ‘Opening a door that was closed too long’: the hunt for a female vice president
(March 25, 2020)
Reuters: U.S. Senate bill to grant airlines major lifeline to weather coronavirus
(March 25, 2020)
The Washington Post: The Trailer: Why Democrats aren’t scared to push back against the president in this crisis
(March 24, 2020)
Roll Call: Senators fight over last-minute adds to coronavirus aid bill
(March 24, 2020)
International Business Times: US Airlines Warn Of Huge Layoffs If Federal Bailout Doesn’t Come Through
(March 23, 2020)
The Guardian: ‘Existential crisis’: airline workers fear layoffs amid coronavirus pandemic
(March 23, 2020)
Common Dreams: Demands for Workers-First Stimulus Grow as Senate GOP Fails to Ram Through $500 Billion Corporate ‘Slush Fund’
(March 23, 2020)
Forbes: Airline Industry Offer to Avoid Layoffs For Five Months Is Rebuffed As Bailout Talks Continue
(March 22, 2020)
Vox: The fight over stock buybacks and corporate coronavirus bailouts, briefly explained
(March 21, 2020)
Reuters: Airlines appear to come up short in bid to win cash grants in rescue package
(March 21, 2020)
Travel Pulse: An Airline Bailout Will Reportedly Happen, But With Strings Attached
(March 20, 2020)
Dallas Morning News: Coronavirus claims regional carrier for American and Delta among victims
(March 20, 2020)
In These Times: Sara Nelson: Our Airline Relief Bill Is A Template for Rescuing Workers Instead of Bailing Out Execs
(March 19, 2020)
Mother Jones: Congress Is Gearing Up to Give Corporations a Ton of Bailout Cash. Progressives Hope They Learned Lessons from the Last Time. (March 19, 2020)
Politico: Aid plan for airlines shifts away from industry ask
(March 19, 2020)
Chicago Tribune: 64,000 and counting: Illinois unemployment claims skyrocket as coronavirus pandemic causes workplaces to shut down
(March 19, 2020)
Fox Business: Trump suggests coronavirus aid package may include limits on exec bonuses, stock buybacks
(March 19, 2020)
Chicago Sun Times: Labor leaders call for worker aid as coronavirus shuts down economy
(March 19, 2020)
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Twin Cities-based Compass Airlines points to coronavirus as factor in shutting down
(March 19, 2020)
Vox: Coronavirus bailout: Airlines are asking for the US government for a $50 billion bailout. Should they get it?
(March 19, 2020)
Forbes: American Airlines Flight Attendants, At High Risk In Coronavirus Crisis, Decry Early Retirement Offer
(March 18, 2020)
Politico: Airlines request billions in government support
(March 17, 2020)
Common Dreams: How to Make the Airlines Bailout Work for Workers, Not Just CEOs
(March 17, 2020)
Politico: U.S. airlines seek nearly $60B bailout
(March 16, 2020)
Reuters: Airlines seek emergency aid as coronavirus brings industry to near-halt
(March 16, 2020)
TIME: As Coronavirus Spreads, U.S. Travel Providers Are Cutting Back Their Services. Here's How That's Impacting Transportation Workers
(March 14, 2020)
The New York Times: Airlines Cancel Flights and Lay Off Workers as Stocks Plummet
(March 14, 2020)
Business Insider: Flight attendants’ union is denouncing Trump’s sudden European travel ban. Industry leaders are worried jobs will be in jeopardy. (March 13, 2020)
Huff Post: 'Total Pandemonium': Trump’s Abrupt European Travel Ban Sows Chaos For Americans
(March 13, 2020)
Fox News: Delta CEO says employees should take 'short-term, unpaid leave' as airline halts Europe flights
(March 13, 2020)
Ms Magazine: The Coronavirus Gender Gap
(March 13, 2020)
The American Prospect: The Coronavirus Is Jump-Starting Union Organizing at Delta
(March 13, 2020)
The New York Times : Airlines Cancel Flights and Layoff Workers as Stocks Plummet
(March 12, 2020)
CNBC: Airline stocks plunge as Trump’s Europe-US travel ban delivers more pain to carriers hit by virus
(March 12, 2020)
Skift: U.S. Airline Employees Brace for Furloughs
(March 12, 2020)
The Washington Post : The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here
(March 11, 2020)
The Points Guy: President Donald Trump Bans Travel From Europe for 30 Days Over Coronavirus Outbreak
(March 11, 2020)
VICE: Flight Attendants Fear for Their Jobs as Coronavirus Panic Takes Hold
(March 6, 2020)
The New York Times: Airlines Feel Deepening Impact as Coronavirus Upends Travel
(March 5, 2020)
