U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) has reintroduced legislation to allow aviation manufacturers get relief if its workforce is at risk of furlough due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation, the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act, would allow aviation manufacturers to designate 25 percent of its workforce at risk of furlough due to COVID-19 to be eligible for 50 percent of their total compensation being covered by the Department of Transportation. The legislation is supported by aviation industry groups like the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Aerospace Industries Association, Aeronautical Repair Station Association, National Defense Industrial Association, Aerospace Futures Alliance, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, Helicopter Association International, National Association of State Aviation Officials, National Air Transportation Association, and National Business Aviation Association. (Source: Transportation Today 02/03/21) Kansas representative introduces aviation manufacturing legislation - Transportation Today (transportationtodaynews.com)
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