Delta Air Lines

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

Delta Air Lines announced Friday it will resume 50 international flight routes -- all to Asian countries -- this winter and into 2021.

Delta Air Lines and the union representing its pilots said on Friday they remain in talks to avoid furloughs after 1,806 pilots agreed to early retirement programs, with the airline pointing to the outlook for a pandemic recovery as key to its final decision.

Robert O'Neill, the man credited with killing terrorist Osama Bin Laden, defended his actions after posting a mask-less selfie on a Delta plane.

"We’ll continue taking a thoughtful, layered approach ensuring customers know to expect the highest standard of care as they prepare for their holiday travels.”

Delta's mask policy is no joke as retired U.S. Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill experienced firsthand.

The United States and China have agreed to double the number of airline flights that each other's airlines can operate between the countries, from four to eight per week, the U.S. Transportation Department announced Tuesday.

Delta Airlines announced Tuesday a partnership with CVS Health to speed up employee COVID-19 testing that the company said would “build confidence about traveling” for its customers.

On Thursday, Delta Air Lines announced its entire workforce would be tested for the coronavirus by the end of the month.

"If we do not get the support that we need, I know within the industry there will be furloughs and probably some pretty large numbers of furloughs in the tens of thousands of employees," Bastian told the Claman Countdown on Tuesday. 

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