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US air travel still messy, with another 2,600 flights scrapped

Julie Chabanas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 07:34 PM

Further disruptions are predicted for Monday, as a winter storm blows eastward. Read more »

Climate summit lands pledges to slash emissions from cars, planes, ships

Simon Jessop and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:45 PM

Driving, flying and shipping contribute nearly a quarter of the world’s manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »

'Unruly US airline passenger incidents still too high'

David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 09:55 PM

Some fliers have balked at a federal face-mask mandate imposed amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Lifting off? Sudden travel surge tests US airlines

Juliette Michel and John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 02:59 PM

US airlines are scrambling to ramp back up to meet soaring travel demand that has transformed America's airports from cavernous to crowded almost overnight.   Read more »

US airlines see recovery 'with legs,' shares climb to pre-pandemic levels

Tracy Rucinski and Sanjana Shivdas, Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 08:55 AM

US airline executives on Monday pointed to concrete signs of a domestic leisure travel recovery as a slowing pandemic drives spring and summer bookings, pushing shares to their highest level since the coronavirus crisis hit the sector a year ago.   Read more »

Amazon pushes social media app Parler offline after Capitol attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 01:45 AM

Messages of support for the Wednesday's rioters along with calls for new demonstrations had flourished on Parler, leading Google to remove it from its app store on Friday, followed by Apple on Saturday.   Read more »

Trump supporters who stormed US Capitol should not be allowed to fly, airline union says

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 02:27 PM

Sources at two US airlines said there had been unruly passengers on flights into the D.C. area on Tuesday, raising concern about their departure. Read more »

U.S. airline CEOs renew request for more aid in letter to Congress

David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 03:37 PM

The chief executives of the seven largest U.S. airlines made a fresh plea for more payroll relief before the end of the year and pointed to the challenges of distributing a COVID-19 vaccine in a letter to Congressional leaders on Wednesday. Read more »

United Airlines slashes costs to prepare for eventual COVID-19 rebound

Tracy Rucinski and Ankit Ajmera, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 10:31 AM

United Airlines said on Wednesday it cut operating costs by 59 percent in the third quarter and had nearly $20 billion of liquidity to position it for an eventual recovery from the COVID-19 crisis that has hammered the travel industry.   Read more »

Airlines warn of more bankruptcies as wage support ends

Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 02:55 AM

PARIS - Global airlines warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus-stricken industry was on course to burn through another $77 billion in cash in the second half of 2020, calling on governments to renew expiring wage support programs. Read more »

White House stimulus proposal goes over $1.5 trillion with $20 billion for airlines

Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 02:45 PM

The Trump administration has proposed including a $20 billion extension in aid for the battered airline industry in a new stimulus proposal to House Democrats worth over $1.5 trillion, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday. Read more »

Layoffs loom for beleaguered US airline industry

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 01 08:26 AM

Workers from the beleaguered US airline industry are making a last-ditch public appeal this week to coax more money from Capitol Hill power brokers to save their jobs.   Read more »

US airlines drop change fees amid COVID-19 downturn

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 08:28 AM

Major US airlines on Monday joined in the move to eliminate change fees for domestic travel in the latest concession to customers amid a bruising industry downturn.   Read more »

US airlines report losses as latest COVID-19 spike mars outlook

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 09:35 AM

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both reported quarterly losses Thursday as the industry reins in spending and reduces flights amid a shaky demand environment further weakened by the latest spike in US coronavirus cases. Read more »

US airlines step up safety measures in preparation for recovery

Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson
Posted at May 21 08:08 AM

US carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in air travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving. Read more »

US airlines tell crews not to force passengers to wear masks

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Updated as of May 13 08:35 AM

The top three US airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with their new policy requiring face coverings, just encourage them to do so, according to employee policies reviewed by Reuters.   Read more »

Major US airlines endorse temperature checks for passengers

David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of May 10 07:37 AM

A major US airline trade group on Saturday said it backed the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checking the temperatures of passengers and customer-facing employees during the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

US airlines burn $10 billion a month as traffic plummets

David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at May 06 07:57 AM

US airlines are collectively burning more than $10 billion in cash per month and averaging fewer than two dozen passengers per domestic flight in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, industry trade group Airlines for America said in prepared testimony seen by Reuters ahead of a US Senate hearing on Wednesday. Read more »

US Treasury, airlines reach deal on financial aid

Luc Olinga, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 07:59 AM

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and major US airlines on Tuesday reached an agreement on financial assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to keep paying workers and avoid bankruptcies in an industry that employs 750,000 people. Read more »

US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 08:53 AM

The chief executives of the largest US airline companies asked Congress Saturday for urgent help avoiding widespread layoffs among the industry's 750,000 employees.  Read more »