United Airlines is warning nearly half of its frontline workforce that they could be furloughed this fall.
The world's third-largest airline says 36,000 workers — including 15,000 flight attendants, 11,000 customer service and gate agents, 5,550 maintenance employees and 2,250 pilots — will receive layoff notices.
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