An underground crew member flew from American Airlines planes parked at the gate on April 5, 2020, at the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., at the time of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVD-19). Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the airline could get …
Read More »United Airlines plans to cut 16,000 jobs as coronavirus demand soars
United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to cut more than 16,000 jobs early next month, following federal coronavirus aid protecting aviation jobs. These involuntary cuts, many of them furloughs, meaning employees could be called back if demand returns, make up about 17% of United’s staffing level by the end of …
Read More »Navy SEAL in bin Laden raid banned by Delta for wearing mask
Robert O’Neill speaks during book signing and lecture at Richard Nixon Library on July 26, 2017, in Yorba Linda, California. Phillip Pharaoh | Getty Images A former Marine SEAL who said he killed Osama bin Laden was banned this week by Delta Air Lines for not wearing a face mask …
Read More »Delta will limit aircraft passengers in early January
View of the cabin of a Delta flight between Minneapolis and Baltimore on April 25, 2020. Sebastien Duval | AFP | Getty Images Delta Air Lines will continue to limit the number of passengers it allows on each flight through early January in an effort to win over potential customers …
Read More »US, China agree that airports between them expand to 8 per week
WASHINGTON – The United States and China have agreed to double the number of airlines’ flights that the airlines can operate between countries, from four to eight a week. The deal marks a further narrowing of a distance between the world’s two largest economies over travel restrictions imposed during the …
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