and united airlines said there temporarily removing 16 the news comes just months after the airlines resumed flying the jet which had been grounded for nearly 2 years after 2 deadly crashes killed 346 people the federal aviation administration allowed the max to fly again last november after boeing made the required repairs to the jet including updating its flight control software which was a direct link to those fatal crashes still though several countries including china have not yet clear the plane for commercial use but the grounding did cost boeing more than $20000000000.00 all of this unfolding following news united airlines may layoff roughly 2000 food service workers despite receiving nearly $8000000000.00 in federal bailout money and agreeing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses to company executives the move prompted a nationwide protests by those workers reporting for boom bust trinity chavez r.t. . americans are returning to the skies and that's. causing the airline industry from enforcing the layoffs to now looking to hire by the thousands but they're not looking for ju

it had an international airline it was, and i has someone argued the premier international airline of the era , the passengers, the clientele was so very the women were taught speaking of christina and the miami archives, the manual in miami are absolutely amazing. there incredible to look at in part because they cover such a wide range of information. the women were taught in training to how-to for example the manuals have representations of all the virtual organizations and the women were taught to look for mason pins and if there were two people on board wearing the same thin they were taught told to introduce them. in flight. and they were taught to, they were taught the different culinary traditions of the different places they were flying and how theyshould be serving people differently on different flights . all of these, it was a common thread in that section of the training really was diplomacy they were told they were diplomats. that they were representing the united states in the air and that theyneeded to behave as such . and they were expected. to what we would call they

airlines.used too be a conventionl air linent carrier, it flew airlines from place to place most of times uneventfully. that was the old united airlines. the new united is very different. it's a combination of a hyperaggressive corporate hr department and a left-wing political action committee. the new united airlines is big on mandatory social engineering. united has embraced equity per here's its latest directives got out yesterday on twitter. "our flight deck should reflect the diverse group of people on board our plane's every day but that's what we plan for 50% of the 5,000 pilots we trained in the next decade to be women or people of color. end quote. united airlines is mandating affirmative action quotas and its you understand why they are doing it. they are hoping that by hiring more black executives, no one will ask just how many black americans have gotten diabetes from drinking coke. for coca-cola, equity is a merely a difference of p.r. move. it makes sense be about airlines travel

airlines are different.ine pilot transports hundreds of people at a time in a thing wild metal tube going nearly 6,000 miles per hour 35,000 feet off the ground. flying a commercial airliner is dangerous, like performing heart surgery, no matter how many times we've done it, it's inherently high-stakes. people die if you screw up. in the airline business, as in medicine, not killing people is all that matters. how will racial and gender quotas make united airlines safer? that's the only question that matters. the company ceo went on "cbs news" recently to explain. >> only 7% of united airlines pilots are women, one of the highest percentages in the industry. 13% of its pilots are people of color. it is because they simply don't have the access or opportunity. >> an exclusive interview with as he gets news, scott kirby is announcing a new effort to bring balance of the flight deck. >> were exciting stomach excited to address the structural issues with the makeup of our pilots. >> tucker: only 7% of united air

and other airlines. were we've been talking about this it's here and we better execute on it because we owe it to our passengers who were going to be putting their trust in us absolutely great insight as always captain dennis pager thank you so much for your time today. that's all for now you can catch boom bust on demand by downloading the portable t.v. app or apple or android device was here next time and as always don't forget to question more. l. look forward to talking to you all that technology should work for people. i robot must obey the orders given by human beings except where such orders to conflict with the 1st law should your identification for should be very careful about official intelligence at the point obesity is too great a transfer of the shia. might take on theories shot seen with artificial intelligence will summon the demon. must protect its own existence as existence. with. the industry prefers to spend millions of you know the daily conditions i will be some movies all about maki

it's encouraging to hear how the airline attendant's union and airline industry is working along withc health experts. atlanta is home to the cdc. we're proud of that. they have a whole army of medical experts to help the airlines and keep all the passengers safe and so thank you all so much for the work you do, and we're going to be doing everything we can. i'm certainly going to be doing everything i can as a member of this committee to support airline business and at the same time keep passenger safe. those two things can be done at the same time. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, senator. senator marquee? >> beautiful. thank you so much. thanks to our witnesses. the coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for air travelers whose plans have been disrupted by government travel bans, closed borders and that's why i let sel of my colleagues including senators blumenthal and klobuchar recall on the major airlines to issue cash refunds for all flight cancellations related to the deadly pandemic. consumers need cash back during these challenging times. however, from

in january georgia delta airlines our hometown airline higher the first chief health officer. this is not new as they incorporate medical factors but it's encouraging to see airlines elevating the public health experts to dedicate more resources and attention. is delta airlines a good example how they should be thinking about public health guidance quick. >> i would say yes they are. i would point out senator that all members have affiliations with various universities and clinics whether medical and scientific officers. we've always been number one in operational safety we want to be number one in public health. what you are seeing as a transformation they are there to stay now. >> and how have other airlines inc. public health experts and in the leadership? >> iam confident the affiliation is wrong but every single were all on - - one from the cleveland clinic or the university of washington vanderbilt, they were way ahead of the pandemic and with the affiliations they started immediately to apply for assistance to evaluate what they were doing. doctor marcus earlier pointed

is an international airline and some would argue the premier international airline of the era, the passengers, the clientele, the women were taught from the miami archives, the manuals and miami are absolutely amazing to they are incredible to look at in part because they cover such a wide range of information. the women were taught in training how to for example the annuals have representations of all the fraternal organizations and women were taught to look for mason pans and if there were two people on board wearing the same pin they were told to introduce them in flight. and they were taught to recognize the culinary traditions of the different places they were flying to and how they should a serving people differently on different flights. so the common thread in that section of the training really was diplomacy and they were told that they were representing the united states in the air and they needed to behave as such and they were expected to what we call -- they were told how to calm passengers down who are anxious from flying and a relatively new technology news certainly for huge a

it is under performing most of the other airline stocks in fact, the airline spider is up 123%.new study from the cdc suggests that keeping the middle seat vacant on planes can lead to a 57% reduction of passengers exposed to covid although i don't know how many cases have been traced to airlines. nearly every airline now allows middle seats to be filled. delta airlines' policy expires in june. i have flown a number of times in the last nine months. joining us with the preview of delta airlines results is sheila, the aerospace and depends analyst at jefferys. good to see you back here. i like to look at the tsa numbers. i want to see the don't fly. it's not safe. 30 days in a row now we have seen more than 1 million people get on a plane. most days, 1.5 million to 1.8 million. still down from last year. let's be clear domestically, there is a lot of people getting on a plane right now. >> that's correct, brian what we are seeing globally. international travel is where we see it down 80%. it is interesting to see what delta airlines says today regarding what they are seeing on tr

. it affect not “ust the airlines._ it affect not “ust the airlines. ,, . . ~ airlines.you very much — airlines. susanna, thank you very much for— airlines. susanna, thank you very much for that. - from tuesday, hairdressers and tattooists in denmark can reopen to customers who hold a form of covid passport called a coronapass. visitors will have to show proof of vaccination, proof of earlier infection, or a negative test within 72 hours to attend. in denmark, residents already have a digital id and access to an online platform which lists an individual�*s health records and test results etc. this is being used as a rudimentary corona passport until a more advanced app can be developed. the bbc�*s adrienne murrayjoins us now from copenhagen. what to do the danes think of having to have this kind of pass as a requirement to go and have a haircut for example, something as simple as that? there has been a lot of pressure to lift the lockdown restrictions, and this has been put forward by the authorities as an effort to do it safely sooner. this has wide political backing ac

domestic travel booming for years, it was the airlines to routes from france and tokyo. do we want to buy the airlines with routes from dallas to boise? >> no, great question. good morning to you as well. i think what we're seeing in this evolution of the pandemic is certainly a bigger focus on domestic travel and focus on leisure and visiting friends and relatives travel we think in the moving forward in the post-pandemic environment, that those carrier was the best seat and customer profiles will be the winners, relatively speaking. i think in terms of what this means for the airlines and what it means for the bottom line, i

the could end up costing more than your airline tickets.— airline tickets.ickets. the problem is, if the government insists _ airline tickets. the problem is, if the government insists on - airline tickets. the problem is, if the government insists on pcr . airline tickets. the problem is, if. the government insists on pcr tests for everybody coming back from greenstone company country, it will cost a fortune for a family of four. not only would they have to take tests in the country they are coming from, and some countries charge up to $400 for a pcr tests, they will have to pay for expensive pcr tests when they get back to the uk. as you can imagine, when you put those two together it is costing a lot of money for a family, so we can see pcr test coming in for green country returns, it'll have to be lateral especially as these rapid lateral flow tester so much cheaper. that would make a real difference. cheaper, but less reliable is the problem. cheaper, but less reliable is the roblem. ., , , ., problem. the government seems to think they are _ problem. t

through may 1st, delta airlines is the only airline that is blocking the middle seat. this last weekend, they lifted that for a day or two. if i was going to fly, delta would be my airline. it is also nice to know that the person is not breathing on you. keep that in mind. that expires on may 1st. if you're going to fly this month, fly delta. if your flight after that for this summer, book with frequent flyer models if you're worried about getting a travel credit. there is -- i just got my second shot last week. i had to cancel a flight. >> congratulations. that's all the time we have, johnny jet. folks, if you want to learn out more, there is johnny's website, johnnyjet.com. i'm not sure if there's anything i can say to my family members to convince them to take the covid-19 vaccine. i'm not even sure if i'm convinced. hi darius, i think that people respond more to what we do than what we say. so after looking at all the data and the science about these vaccines, i got the vaccine. and i made sure my mom and dad got the vaccine. because these vaccines are safe. ♪ ♪ >>

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we have seen a full mainline airliner not a regional a main line airline here in the united states. full airline to be started in the u.s. since 2007 it will be based in burbank, california what is the flight plan here they will target leisure travelers. eugene, oregon, ogden, utah. serving the under served markets. the ceo says that's the key and making sure they can meet what he says as growing demand. >> we all believe that we see light at the end of the tunnel it's coming soon we stand in a great place to get started here and especially be up and running for the summer peak season. it should be good. >> what kind of demand are we see ing for airline travel in the united states? are you looyou are looking at levels down 30% down from pre-pandemic levels. dom, it was down 60% at one time one reason why the airline index is higher is most of the carriers -- a good portion of the carriers -- have gone to cash flow break even they believe they can sustain that now they are seeing regular increase in demand in terms of people flying here in the united states dom dom, avelo is the newe

united has 16 of them the impact in terms of the shares of these airlines, very modest today.tt, this is a short-term issue. by the middle of next week people will not be talking about this again, it only takes a couple hours, at most, maybe a couple days to identify and correct the issue if they find it in any of these planes, again, it's a potential issue with the electricals within the flight cabin. >> yeah. as you said, it's a public relations issue as much as anything else. >> yeah. >> not to minimize it. that may be the most important thing for boeing at this point before i let you go, phil, i understand there's more general motors production cuts we're hearing about. >> right the company announcing it will trim its weekend overtime shifts in fort wayne and flint, two plant that's fill pick up trucks and truck market is red hot but if you don't have semi conductors to meet the demand you have to trim, that's what we're see from the automakers, not majorer, they will bring back production end of june, early july. they're trying to adjust what they can't build now make up

apart to play down the road for long-haul airlines.u go back to last year, the number of flights taking place in the world is single digits when it comes to normal flights. they do account for more than half of the carbon emissions that their nation produces. that is where it will play a role. what we would like to see from governments is there a transition and it is important to build up a supply and make sure the cost makes it viable for the operators to use. i can see that is happening through direct investment, perhaps ownership in some of these facilities, and also make sure there is substance to make it work for airlines and operators to take and use. guy: a clear message. thank you for being with us today. johan lundgren, easyjet ceo. let's talk about where markets are wrapping up. all down as you can see. the dax faring a little bit better commonly down 1.5%. travel and leisure down. you have the energy sector down, you have the mining sector down. that is why the ftse 100 is having such a tough day. reopening trade, there is a

we will see more and more airlines - more and more airlines going bust — more and more airlines goingomething has to give. travel is a — bust. something has to give. travel is a massive _ travel is a massive global industry. back in 2019, global tourism revenue amounted to nearly 1.5 trillion us dollars. that is the equivalent of about half of the uk's entire goods and services. for decades, the travel industry has operated in a distinctive way. model has developed in which money is taken in advance of people going on holiday, helping to fund other operations in the short term. everything about that works fine, as long as people keep buying holidays. but what if, say, a global crisis comes along? when lots of people can take trips, and they want their money back, the cash has already been spent. and with so few new bookings coming in, there are delays in refunds, or worse. coming in, there are delays in refunds, orworse. during refunds, or worse. during covid—19, refunds, orworse. during covid—19, this is one of the factors that lead to issues in getting money back to customers proper

we are not saying earnings american airlines and southwest and alaska airlines expected to post lossesk. let's talk about that with steven trent at citigroup. steven, good morning we are hearing from gary kelly at southwest airlines and they are talking about domestic travel booming for years, it was the airlines to routes from france and tokyo. do we want to buy the airlines with routes from dallas to boise? >> no, great question. good morning to you as well. i think what we're seeing in this evolution of the pandemic is certainly a bigger focus on domestic travel and focus on leisure and visiting friends and relatives travel we think in the moving forward in the post-pandemic environment, that those carrier was the best seat and customer profiles will be the winners, relatively speaking. i think in terms of what this means for the airlines and what it means for the bottom line, i think two questions i have as we look into the summer booking season what do we see in business travel and pre-pandemic basis? business travel is 15% of volume more or less at least 50% of passenger revenue.

a little bit later this morning i believe we get airlines -- american airlines earnings.f you look at the overall picture, i added the international association for airlines, and it says the net loss would be substantially bigger, $10 billion bigger than they previously expected because of the variants and the prolonged nature of this pandemic, which is not going away. jonathan: i want to use the term tom used, "fits and starts." this will come in waves. what does that mean for you? frances: when you are an economist, you have to say what will happen to the economy and how much of that has already been priced? when i hear headlines, we will be less than expected, this worries me. the scope for downside in the united states is bigger. i hear a lot of people saying, i am worried because i have got a place in florida and it is packed. it is still going to be packed in 2022 and 2023 and you will notice a lot of clients are opting out of the boom bust. a spike above drop in growth for 2023, that may be far off, but that is the fiscal impulse. we will have to trade those in the

beyond that it's up to the airline and the faa said it's unto the airline on how they will clean theiry will clean their planes, and will they help passengers get test results and do they have a program to send travelers certain places, et cetera. the biggest issue on most airlines left on the airline discretion issues is how are they going to enforce the rules. everybody remembers in years past people being dragged off planes and et cetera, and so far it has been kind of hit or miss. some airlines politely say put your mask back on and others have literally dragged people off of planes. that's left up to the airline to decide how they are going to do it other than cdc saying you have to enforce the mask rule. >> sounds like things will get complicated here. do you believe we are about to enter an unprecedented demand cycle for leisure travel especially, and if so what do you think the impact of that will be in the coming months? >> i think we are and we are already seeing it. i had to travel some for work and have been traveling domestically, no international trips, but traveling dome

we're seeing the airlines add capacity this is in comparison to prepandemic. you're comparing this with 2019. they are domestic oriented they don't have the international aspect you get with american, delta and united. as you take a look at the airlines, in particular, let's take a look at delta yesterday when they reported their earnings, delta came out and said they are expecting revenue to be down about 50% in the second quarter and it starts to build from there. what you're looking at are the tsa passenger levels they are off right now anywhere between 30 and 40% the expectation not just when we talk with delta but when we talk with other airline executives is it will continue to grow throughout the summer and heading into the fall they expect it to be maybe not all the way back but it will be back maybe 80% compared to where it was pre-pandemic right now we're down 30 to 40% the thing you'll be watching for if you're an investor, where do the airline stands when it comes to debt levels they will be spending a lot of the generating paying off their debt bo

up next, ready to travel what airlines are adding this summer to get you to the beach even faster. also, the lawmaker mother of five, on a mission to protect some of the nation's most vulnerable children. >>> back with more of an investigation of group youth home meant to provide care for children with mental health disorders, but critics say the children have become commodities and one state senator from oregon is taking on the company and trying to change the system. >> these are not treatment programs these are facilities to warehouse and manage kids without any treatment expertise and the goal is to make money, not to make kids healthy. >> reporter: sarah gelser, a mother of five, never thought she would spend years taking on a multi-million dollar company it was early 2019 when senator gelser discovered the state of oregon shipped 80 kids to group facilities in other states. >> these are kids who have been placed out of sight and it is my intention that we are going to ensure that they are no longer out of mind. it's the talking points you hear from everyone. we don't have the

but the update comes as top airlines across the u.s. report their earnings for the 1st quarter of 2021 and despite an increase in domestic travel over easter weekend the ongoing restrictions worldwide are still having an impact take united airlines for example which posted a $1360000000.00 net loss for the 1st quarter of this year on $3220000000.00 in revenue that 60 percent less than the 8000000000 dollars that gender. rated in the 1st quarter of 2020 then there is the lingering question of how covert 19 vaccines will play a role and if americans will be required to ride proof of the shot before they travel are to use turn each of us has the latest. airlines are reporting an uptick and traveled nearly 10000000 people took to the skies just last week but while the u.s. plans to advise americans against traveling to most countries some believe that axion passports are the ticket back to normalcy today the u.s. department of state preparing to update its travel advisories to better align with those from the centers for disease control and

the airline industry with staffing shortages.usinesses are having a hard time attracting talent back to work. that is coming up next. ♪ kailey: this is bloomberg markets. we have to talk about the latest u.s. jobs numbers. on the headline, yes, the unemployment rate is sitting at 6%, but we also have to pay attention to labor force participation, because the headline on employment rates may understate the degree of the labor market. that rate is still only 61.5%, well below the 63.3% from february of 2020. amanda: yeah, which is so important, something economists worried about in a recession, the so-called scarring effect. here is your participation rate, and you can flip it on its head and look at a wonderful graphic inside your terminal, unfilled jobs for small businesses. this one shows record levels of gaps in ability to fill jobs at the moment. it comes in a story by peter coy in the business week, just out today. peter, great to have you with us for this. he is our businessweek senior economist. the unfilled jobs number is

this would be the airline's largest flight schedule since before the pandemic began.cdc said fully vaccinated americans are at a low risk of catching covid-19 if they travel within the u.s. anne-marie? >> all right. diane king hall in new york. thanks a lot. >> you got it. >>> up next, friendly fight. why hundreds of people named josh went face to face with pool noodles. face to face with pool noodles. our strength, our power, our purpose... starts within. so let's start there. with collagen that supports our body from the inside, out. ♪ air wick our essential mist transforms fragrance infused with natural essential oils into a mist. to awaken your home with an experience you can see, smell, and feel. air wick essential mist. connect to nature. these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare

that work airline. those that care about that, we will offer that as well. >> what kind of aircraft you fly? >> we are starting with three 737 hundred aircraft with 189 seats. it is a single class cabin. this is a simple product. it is basic air transportation delivered reliably, but with great, friendly people that have a great, caring attitude, the soul of service is what we call the people we like to hire. people that have that approach and really care and want to serve others. so i think that'll be a point of dissension for us, how well we treat people. >> got it, yeah. the trains are not they are jets. okay, so what about someone is asking on facebook about other destinations in northern california. i see you have eureka, tell me about what else we see coming up. >> well, in norman, california, we are serving in eureka, santa rosa, and also redding, california. whether there's others overtime in and out of burbank, we will see. we do expect to expand our presence in burbank and other markets. and w

let's talk about something else, george and their problem with delta airlines. you have a problem because america has a problem with the new texas as it goes to securing texas elections. american airlines is rebuking the texas voting bill which is going to become law. what is your answer to american airlines who have a problem with you and the headquarters in dallas? >> we passed senate bill 7 which is not about voter suppression. to the left it is voter suppression, they are replacing voter security with that term as we passed a strong bill, voter security. we haven't changed anything, we still have two weeks of early voting, expanding hours the people can vote. everything being said is an absolute lie by the left but american airlines has the audacity to call my office and talk to my chief of staff and say we want to let you know this isn't personal against the lieutenant governor or the governor but we are coming out against senate bill 7 and nathan said we haven't read the bill and my chief of staff -- he hasn't read the bill so the nerve american airlines l

let's talk about georgia and their problem with delta airlines.rican has a problem with the new texas rules to secure texas elections. american airlines is rebuking the texas voting bill which will become law. what is your answer to american airlines who has a problem with you and is headquartered in dallas? >> the left changed voter suppression, replacing border security with that term. we passed a strong bill that is voter security. we have two weeks of early voting. everything being said is a lie by the left. american airlines had the audacity to call my office and say we want to let you know this is not personal against the lt. governor or the governor but we are coming out against senate bill 7. they said we have not read the bill. has the ceo read the bill? no. the nerve of american airlines like these other corporations coming in and getting their nose this politics and they don't take the time to read a bill. i co take it personaly on behalf of the 18 senators who voted this out and the government's support. when they talk about voter supp

so the airlines will still have a lot of good choice. a lot of competition still remaining going forward in the leasing space. one of the reasons the leasing space has grown so much is that aircraft have proven to be over many years, in fact decades, a very good, sound investment. even in difficult times returning positive returns and good levels of returns for the investor. so that has returned a lot of capital to our space, and i think it will continue to attract that capital. guy: one final question. there's a lot of cheap capital in asia. we are seeing yields start to climb in the united states. is that going to put you at a disadvantage? john: i don't think so. this is an industry that takes a lot of very specific knowledge. it requires a deep relationship and only with our airline customers all over the world, but with manufacturers and airbus -- our manufacturers in airbus and engine manufacturers. the low cost of capital from buying huge amount of aircraft at a large quantity to get discounts, there's a lot of tricks to the trade

is on and american airlines told the maintenance base. here crews are preparing planes to meet a new surge in air travel. hundreds of commercial airliners sat idle on taxiways ramps, even runways through much of the pandemic. now, americans says all of its planes will be flying again by the end of the month. no easy task. >> in many ways emma they have more maintenance requirements on the aircraft that has been in storage or is in storage then we do if the aircraft is out actively flying. >> they are spending 1000 hours to revive just one plane here. part of their work includes federally mandated inspections of the boeing 737. it is the world's most popular airliner. american alone part 300 of them because of the pandemic. the faa says the planes sitting idle could cause a critical valve to fail risking catastrophic dual engine power loss in flight. >> all of the things that could have been negatively impacted by the fact that it was parked have been analyzed, addressed, and resolved. and so i can assure you 110% that these aircraft are s

many airline stocks still have not touched pre-pandemic levels.his is good news for both the industry and fliers i would imagine. >> liz it's very good news right now. those canceled and postponed trips from 2020 add up to an estimated $10 billion in airline credits. you may have received one of these if you had a ticket canceled or could be electronic , whether they are now set to expire. as this travel boom has customer s trying to apply flight credits to future travel, before they are worthless, getting through to an airline is well, rather extraordinary with wait times alaska airlines posting a warning on its site today about their overwhelmed call centers and during the past year many airlines employee tending that typical 12 month period to use it or lose it and delta sec filings showing it issued $2.6 billion in vouchers in 2020 and good news is delta announcing it is now extending all tickets expiring in 2021 and all new tickets purchased in 2021 delta tickets and credits are now going to expire, get this , liz, december 31, 2022. gives yo

airlines in texas as well. in the past half hour or so, we're also hearing from at&t. a huge corporation also headquartered in texas. they also put out a statement telling texans to back off what they're trying to do. the statement from at&t is not as blunt as what we got from other corporations today, but still, this is happening quickly now and it's worth watching. and again, in terms of what's going on with the republican party and the republican party post trump, part of what's important here is in these republican-controlled states, this is republicans in the legislature being cleaved from business interests in those states. they would very much like to see themselves on the same side as those big interests, but they can't unless they decide they want to be on the right side of voting rights, and republicans in these states have decided the opposite. this could be consequential in a lot of ways. >>> on the democratic side of the ledger, today president biden held his first cabinet meeting. this, of course,

pressure is on at american airlines tulsa maintenance base. are preparing planes to meet the new surge of air travel. hundreds of commercial airliners sat idle on taxiways, ramps, even runways through much of the pandemic. now american says all of its planes will be flying again by the end of the month. no easy task. >> in many ways, we have the aircraft have more maintenance requirements that has been in storm than we do if it is out active and flying. >> reporter: roger steel's team of mechanics are providing 1,000 hours for one plane here. part of the work includes federally mandated boeing 737. american alone parked 300 of them because of the pandemic. the faa said the planes sitting idle could cause a critical valve to fail, risking catastrophic dual engine power loss in flight. >> all of the things that could have been negatively impacted by the fact that he was parked have been identified. they have been addressed and they have been resolved. so i can assure you 110% that these aircraft are safe and they're ready to fly. >> reporter: pl

while germany's biggest airline lufthansa has posted a 1000000000 euro loss for the most recent quarter continue its own difficult path through the pandemic with most air traffic shut down to times also tempered his expectations for a summer pick up but there does seem to be a light on the horizon losses in the 1st quarter were less than before and an easing of travel restrictions is being planned. a stalled airline most of lufthansa's fleet has been grounded for months but the planes still cost money parked aircraft need to be maintained and don't earn anything. people say a standing at plane is the world's most expensive billboard that means an aircraft on the ground not only doesn't pay for itself it also incurs costs if it's least for example they're also leasing costs. gemini's biggest airline reacted quickly to the collapse in passenger numbers as the pandemic hit pilots flight attendants ground and backroom staff were put on part time. airplanes for parks and fuel guzzlers like the giant ab us a $380.00 but completely jettisoned on top of that instead of relying on business trave

, southwest airlines, at&t, and me, great to be here >> you're absolutely ight.retty dark days for retail last summer and fall. can you just talk about the degree to which the environment right now is the polar opposite of that if it's true >> yeah, i tell you, our business across our entire platform, business has never been better saleswise but hiring people has been the biggest problem we have. the customer is back we primarily operate in texas, which is 100% open as you know the customer is back in a big, big way. the issue we have on employees is we're going against this unemployment and the $300 a week, which equates to about a little over $20 an hour tax free, and so people we have, like, dish washers, and bus boys that make 15 to $18 an hour, we can't get people for $20 an hour, free money they're getting from the government. every one of our restaurants is under staffed by 8 to 10 people and in our case that equates to about 500 people short we're looking to hire, and we're having a difficult time finding anyone: in addition, we're building some new resta

the airline's announcement reverses a policy that had been in place since last april. says he expects 65% of people who flew the airline last year to have at least one dose of the new vaccines by may 1st. this latest news means no u.s. airlines will limit capacity on flights to reduce this risk of spreading covid. >>> if you have sabra hummus in your refrigerator, listen up. the company is voluntarily recalling 2,100 ten-ounce packages of its classic hummus due to a possible salmonella contamination. the packages contain a best before date on april 26th, 2021. no illnesses or consumer complaints have been reported. >>> and country superstar blake shelton is out with his own summer drink. the singer is teaming up with smith works vodka to create a line of hard seltzer lemonades. four flavors will be released, classic lemon, ripe strawberry, crisp lime, and southern peach tee. -- tea.. right now the packs are sold in 17 states but will expand throughout the u.s. later in the year. >>> anne-marie? >> sounds delicious. elise preston in new york. thank you. >>> up next, ext

delta airlines litter. really creates a flush situation for the budget of the state of georgia they can't afford to lose delta airlines that would be that would be a penny wise and pound foolish would it not absolutely and that the issue that i do of course have is it's not like delta has i mean well you could say we'll pull out of this date whatever delta is always to also tied to jackson have failed airport down there in atlanta one of the largest in the united states as well so it's going to be a little bit harder for them to pull out but companies like coca-cola companies like u.p.s. they could easily move headquarters if they really wanted to take a stand here it does seem foolhardy to use my word once again for the state legislature of one state in the united states to try and take on 56789 corporations that are some of the biggest in the united states and say it's us against you you know what i got my money on the corporations and you think that these this action can help pull this back a little bit

so every airline has money.ne is trying to get out of this survival mode and work its way back to prosperity. you cannot be prosperous as an airline if you don't have customers. right now, the way to get customers on board your airplane is fly where they want to go and offer great service, but it's got to be at the right price. we are a low-cost carrier. we are a low-fare carrier. we don't charge bag fees, change fees. we are perfectly suited to serve the consumer market for whatever their purpose is for travel. if they are out for leisure, fantastic. we've got lots of new leisure destinations as well. guy: a few minutes ago, a statement crossed across my screen from the faa on the max, talking about electrical issues in around 106 aircraft. 71 of those are in the united states. the planes that are affected by these electrical issues will remain on the ground, according to the faa. what is your current experience with reintroducing the max? are any of those aircraft going to be yours? how are customers taking to