Transportation gets a big boost in recovery package but still faces an uncertain future

In a video posted on Instagram shortly after the House approved the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan this week, Doug Parker, chief executive of American Airlines, was in a celebratory mood.

“All of our U.S.-based team members now have job protection through Sept. 30 of 2021,” he said. “So if you have one of those WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices we sent out in February, tear it up. There aren’t going to be any furloughs at American Airlines in April and with vaccinations on the rise, hopefully never again.”