[[[Analysts don’t think air travel will return to pre-pandemic levels for several years — some say up to seven.]]]
Could be never with telecommuting and online meetings. Business travel at least will never return to those levels. The question will be what leisure travel does.
I’m glad I don’t have to do business travel.
Having nowhere to go personally makes things even easier.
Many simply do not realize how critical our airlines are to defense, industry, and economy. Being quite familiar with airlines, I will point out they move our troops for the military ( in addition to daily troop movements, they carried the bulk of troops overseas during wartime, and is relied upon by DOD),move tons of manufacturing cargo( all wide bodies’ cargo bins are filled with goods), they carry the bulk of US Mail, etc. They are essential and critical. Grants? Probably not the best idea, low interest loans better. Realize once an aircraft gets moved into the desert for storage, it is very difficult to get them returned to service ( as is the case currently), troubles multiplied if the airline goes bankrupt and lays off highly trained FAA A and P mechanics, ( which there is a critical shortage)schedulers, planners, pilots, etc , most never to return to the industry. Do realize the difference between a third world country is the state of it’s airlines.