By Lauren Zumbach
United Airlines will furlough 2,850 pilots (click here) this fall as it faces a sharp decline in travel because of the coronavirus pandemic.
While Chicago-based United still hopes furloughs can be avoided if the federal government gives airlines additional funding to help cover labor costs, “we need to prepare and plan for the future should an extension not be granted,” Bryan Quigley, senior vice president of flight operations, said in a message to pilots Thursday....
