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Approximately 17,000 Delta employees are gone as of last week.

The move comes as the travel industry -- and airlines in particular -- continues efforts to offset losses created by prolonged lockdown orders and travel restrictions that stem from the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Airlines is the latest commercial air carrier to update its coronavirus-related personal protective equipment guidance to exclude face masks with built-in exhaust valves, the company announced Wednesday evening.

Some 16 Republican senators on Wednesday threw their support behind a proposal by several airline unions to extend a payroll support program to avoid airline worker layoffs.  

SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air, then landed it upright in a successful test flight.

Virgin Atlantic filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday.

Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza discusses the state of the airline industry as Congress debates further stimulus and travel sees low demand.

Flight attendants had to extinguish the fire while the plane was near Columbus, Ohio.

American, Delta and United will reportedly resume some international routes this month, although flight schedules will be significantly reduced compared to this time last year due to the progression of COVID-19. 

Air travel can be difficult, especially during a pandemic.

A Delta flight departing from Detroit had to turn around when customers refused to wear face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

If properly applied, studies have shown that the machine has the ability to deliver doses of the UV-C light capable of reducing various viruses and bacteria, including SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, according to Honeywell. 

Sales in the commercial airplanes business, Boeing's largest, sank 65 percent to $1.8 billion as the planemaker delivered just 20 aircraft, less than a third of the total a year earlier.

Workers at risk of being furloughed include pilots and flight attendants

United has minority stakes in both companies, which bring passengers from smaller markets

The payroll program is set to expire Sept. 30

The move comes after Delta announced its CareStandard initiative to combat the virus.

Delta Air Lines has issued a Hurricane Douglas travel waiver for flights going to and leaving from Hawaii until Monday, according to its weather alert update.

Stretching out the development opens up fresh risks for Boeing.

The FAA issued the directive after inspectors found compromised air check valves when bringing aircraft out of storage.