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The largest U.S. air carriers have all signed letters of intent on federal loans to help them weather the novel coronavirus, with United Airlines warning employees on Tuesday that a surge in outbreaks was hitting bookings, threatening a travel rebound and jobs.

Five additional U.S. air carriers - Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines - plan to seek federal loans amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Department of Treasury said on Tuesday.

United Airlines told employees to prepare to receive notifications of potential furloughs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, known as the WARN Act, as soon as this week.

But despite the recent uptick in air travel, the industry has yet to see numbers increase to where they were a year prior, an indication that the industry is still reeling from the pandemic. 

A Spirit Airlines passenger was removed from a flight from LaGuardia airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday for refusing to wear a mask. 

The end for the program has been hanging in the air for years amid falling orders and pricing pressure.

About 15 million Americans are expected to travel by plane this summer.

Boeing is moving forward with plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce.

Boeing Co 's communications chief Niel Golightly abruptly resigned on Thursday, following an employee's complaint over an article the former U.S. military pilot wrote 33 years ago arguing women should not serve in combat.

The U.S. aviation sector received a $32 billion bailout to cover its payrolls.

The company will reduce its international and transcontinental crew to the minimum required by the Federal Aviation Administration, plus one flight attendant.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. will increase its flights in August to about 40% of what they were last year, representing growth over June and July as customers slowly return to flying after the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.

The report points out mistakes made by both the planemaker and FAA in the development and certification of Boeing's top-selling aircraft

The Transportation Security Administration was formed in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to prevent such events from happening again.

The carrier said Tuesday it had begun restructuring under Chapter 11 proceedings.

Airbus said it wanted a deal on the job cuts by 2021.

Passengers flying with some of the major U.S. airlines will have to fill out a health screening form prior to flying.

The COVID-19 crisis has forever transformed global travel and tourism, the CEO of Airbnb has speculated.

U.S. traffic trends have been slower to resume as a result of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country.

The last Tuesday of August and September are estimated to provide the greatest value for travels.