More than 200 aviation companies double-dipped into federal pandemic payroll aid - The Washington Post

At least 202 aviation companies double-dipped into federal programs designed to prop up struggling businesses during the coronavirus pandemic — to the tune of about $1 billion, according to a Washington Post review of federal data. The companies include a Chicago catering firm under investigation by Democrats in Congress for laying off almost 900 workers this spring; an Ohio aircraft maintenance business that closed an office and put 52 people out of work just days after securing a loan of at least $5 million under one of the programs; and a Wisconsin airline that has warned of hundreds of temporary layoffs come fall. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/more-than-200-aviation-companies-doubled-dipped-into-federal-pandemic-payroll-aid/2020/08/11/6852b578-d8bb-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html