ADIn recent weeks, Congress has been weighing whether to provide passenger airlines more aid under the Payroll Support Program that Congress created in March. ADThe four cargo airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Clyburn’s letter. The airline was approved for $406 million under the payroll program, split almost evenly between grants and loans from the Treasury Department. Western Global received a loan of $5 million to $10 million in the small business program, on top of the $34 million in the payroll program. A special inspector general who is also overseeing the coronavirus relief money has questioned whether that kind of double-dipping is appropriate.

Source: Washington Post October 20, 2020 12:29 UTC