[naviga:h3]Harbor Freight recalls jack stands that can collapse[/naviga:h3]

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is warning people not to use Pittsburgh Automotive jack stands sold by Harbor Freight Tools because they can collapse when holding a load.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Harbor Freight is recalling over 1.7 million three-ton and six-ton steel jack stands.

The agency says the jack manufacturer has reported six injury claims from use or assembly of the six-ton stands and five injury claims from using the three-ton stands. None of the injuries was life threatening, the agency said.

The stands were manufactured by Jiaxing Golden Roc Tools Co. of China from December of 2012 through March 31, 2020.

The recalled three-ton stands have item numbers 61196 and 56371, and the six-ton stands have an item number of 61197.

Agency documents say Harbor Freight Tools will give buyers a gift card equal to the purchase price of the stands.

[naviga:h3]Airlines increase job cuts as virus crushes air travel[/naviga:h3]

Major airlines on both sides of the Atlantic are cutting even more jobs as they struggle to cope with a plunge in air travel that will leave the airline industry much smaller than it was before the coronavirus pandemic and economic collapse.

EasyJet said Thursday it will cut up to one-third of its 15,000 employees. The London-based budget airline’s CEO said he had no choice.

American Airlines, meanwhile, plans to cut its 17,000 management and support staff by 30 percent — about 5,100 jobs. That could include layoffs in October if there aren’t enough takers for a buyout offer.

Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will extend early-retirement and buyouts offers in a bid to limit layoffs in the fall. About 40,000 of Delta’s 91,000 employees have already agreed to take unpaid leave.