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Delta Air Lines said on Monday it would resume flights between Seattle and Shanghai on June 25, making it the first U.S. airline to restart operations between the United States and China.

American Airlines Group Inc said on Sunday it plans to raise $1.5 billion by selling shares and convertible senior notes, to improve the airline's liquidity as it grapples with travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus.

The Department of Transportation rejected Chinese airline carriers' request for additional flights, but said it should not be viewed as an escalation.

The Department of Transportation fined Spirit Airlines for misclassifying bumped passengers as volunteers, and improperly compensating them.

A TSA official filed a whistleblower complaint accusing the agency of inadequately protecting airport screeners from coronavirus.

The 330-acre base at Tulsa International Airport includes 22 buildings comprising 3.3 million square feet of hangar and workshop space.

Despite signs of rebounding demand in sectors like retail, flyers so far aren't returning to the skies in large numbers.

The airline announced new routes in markets where travel for leisure and visiting family and relatives is showing "signs of strength," saying the coronavirus pandemic has "transformed airline route maps."

The data comes industry advocates lobby lawmakers for more federal support.

Congressional investigators for more than a year have been seeking documents and interviews with FAA officials.

United Airlines added more incentives to its voluntary exit package that would now give frontline employees health credit.

Many airlines are no longer serving alcohol on shorter routes to limit interactions between flight attendants and passengers.

American and United had already begun requiring passengers and flight attendants to wear face coverings while onboard aircraft to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Over the last few months, the number of people being screened across airports nationwide has more than doubled.

American Airlines Group Inc on Friday joined Delta Air Lines in forecasting a 90% slump in second-quarter revenue, but said it expects to cut its cash burn rate to about zero by the end of 2020 as travel demand returns.

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British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art from its extensive collection, a source said, to try to raise millions of pounds to boost its cash reserves as it struggles through the coronavirus pandemic.

Lufthansa admitted on Wednesday that the positions of up to 26,000 employees are surplus to requirements, suggesting many more jobs will be cut at the German carrier than a figure of more than 10,000 flagged a few weeks ago.

An autonomous mobility system that works like a wheelchair without anyone pushing it is scuttling around a Tokyo airport to help with social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Trump Administration said that it will now limit Chinese passenger airlines to two flights per week.