GOP Senators Support More Money for Airlines to Pay Workers
(WorldNews Business)

A group of 16 Republican senators has endorsed giving more money to airlines to avoid layoffs right before the November election, giving a boost to a lobbying effort by airlines and their unions. The GOP senators did not specify an amount on Wednesday, but a proposal by several airline unions would give the hard-hit aviation industry $32 billion, including $25 billion for passenger airlines. Airline stocks rose. American Airlines, viewed as financially the most troubled among the major...