Delta Air Lines

Delta's CEO sees more cash bleed through the spring as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the travel industry.  

U.S. banks are in good shape depsite the COVID-19 pandemic.

A push for piecemeal legislation to help pandemic-stricken U.S. airlines is gaining traction among Democrats and Republicans as the industry warned of "many more job losses" in coming weeks.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled openness to a standalone coronavirus relief bill for the pandemic-stricken airline industry on Wednesday morning during a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Delta Air Lines has delayed a decision to furlough close to 2,000 pilots until Nov. 1, the union representing its pilots said Tuesday. 

The airline and unions are also asking that the latest stimulus package include a clean six-month extension of funding for the Payroll Support Program, which requires airlines to keep their employees on the payroll through Oct. 1.

Delta's frequent flier program has more than 100 million members and generated $6.1 billion in cash in 2019 from sales of miles to its SkyMiles credit card partner American Express, SkyTeam airlines and other partners. The partners offer Delta miles to their customers as incentives for purchases and other transactions. 

Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it will avoid involuntary furloughs for most frontline employees except pilots.

Thousands of airline workers are bracing for layoffs at the end of the month unless Congress overcomes a monthlong stalemate.

Six major U.S. airlines have banned a total of 738 passengers for not wearing masks, according to a recent report.

Sky News is reporting that Virgin Atlantic is preparing to cut more than 1,000 jobs

Demand for air travel shows little signs of picking up.

American Airlines will join competitors Delta and United on eliminating change fees in an effort to boost travel demand that has been slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Delta Air Lines has begun installing hand sanitizer stations on board its planes, making it the first U.S. airline to do so.

There is no U.S. federal mandate on masks in airports or on airplanes, leaving U.S. airlines to enforce their own rules.

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Wednesday that if Congress does not take action, President Trump is prepared to take executive action to help airline workers.

LONDON - Virgin Atlantic's creditors will vote on a 1.2 billion pound ($1.6 billion) rescue plan on Tuesday in a crucial test of the airline's ability to survive in an industry devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delta Air Lines is set to furlough 1,941 pilots in October, the carrier said in a memo seen by Reuters on Monday that noted the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and plunging air travel demand.

Two major airlines are doubling down with enhanced cleaning protocol.

Delta said its resumed service would include daily flights from Seattle to Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and Shanghai