Baltimore Checkbook: American, Southwest CEOs ratchet up pleas for more government funding with days to spare

Monday, September 28, 2020

American, Southwest CEOs ratchet up pleas for more government funding with days to spare

With just days remaining before current government funding runs out, airline chief executives are making a last-minute push for more money. Doug Parker and Gary Kelly, CEOs of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, respectively, have each spent time in Washington, D.C. the past few weeks lobbying the government to extend Payroll Support Program grants for another six months. If airlines get what they want, government grants currently set to expire Sept. 30 would instead be extended until March…