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Justin Elliott

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Aviation Cleaner

The Trump Administration Allowed Aviation Companies to Take Bailout Funds and Lay Off Workers, Says House Report

By Jeff Ernsthausen and Justin Elliott | October 14, 2020

Instead of using bailout money to keep workers, at least two companies restored the full pay of their top management.

Investigative
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How the Trump Administration Allowed Aviation Companies to Keep Relief Money That Was Supposed to Go to Workers

By Jeff Ernsthausen and Justin Elliott | July 30, 2020

One of the most generous programs of the bailout was meant to help airline industry companies keep their workers on the payroll. Some laid workers off first and then got the money anyway.

COVID-19
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The Airline Bailout Loophole: Companies Laid Off Workers, Then Got Money Meant to Prevent Layoffs

By Jeff Ernsthausen and Justin Elliott | July 8, 2020

Three companies including Gate Gourmet, a global provider of airline meals, received $338 million in relief money for workers — and laid workers off anyway.

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