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FILE - In this May 24, 2020 file photo, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant prepares a plane bound for Orlando, Fla. for takeoff at Kansas City International airport in Kansas City, Mo. Airline workers are making a last-ditch push for $25 billion in federal money to avoid furloughs for six more months. But critics including some lawmakers say the airlines need to shrink because fewer people are traveling. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Airlines, unions running out of time to get more federal aid

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Pilots’ union says it has a no-furloughs deal with United

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FILE - In this July 18, 2018, file photo a United Airlines commercial jet sits at a gate at Terminal C of Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. United Airlines plans to furlough about 16,000 employees in October 2020 as air travel continues to be hammered by the pandemic. That's fewer furloughs than United predicted in July, when it warned 36,000 employees that they could lose their jobs. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked on a closed runway at Kansas City International Airport on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Kansas City, Mo. Delta Air Lines said Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 that it will drop the fee for domestic flights. Delta is following the example set by United Airlines and saying it will drop an unpopular $200 fee on customers who change a ticket for travel within the United States. The moves come as airlines are desperately trying to lure people back to flying. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Delta, American join United in dropping most US change fees

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo, rows of United Airlines check-in counters at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago are unoccupied amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, United Airlines says it will be dropping an unpopular $200 fee for most people who change a ticket for travel within the United States. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

President Donald Trump kisses grandson Theodore James Kushner, with first lady Melania Trump, on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump RNC speech targets ‘extreme’ Joe Biden, touts American comeback

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

US and China agree to double airline flights between them

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FILE - United Airlines planes are parked at Orlando International Airport, in a Tuesday, April 7, 2020 file photo, in Orlando, Fla. United Airlines said Tuesday, July 21 that it lost $1.63 billion in the second quarter as revenue plunged 87%, and it will operate at barely over one-third of capacity through September as the coronavirus throttles air travel. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

United plans more Florida flights, but virus gets final say

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

United Airlines to add Hawaii flights during pandemic

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The Transportation Security Administration reports between 500,000 and 700,000 travelers have flown on airplanes so far this month. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Airlines take safety precautions with coronavirus cases, travel on rise

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 16, 2020 file photo, a traveler wears a mask and protective goggles as he walks through Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. United Airlines says its face mask requirement now extends to ticket counters and airport lounges. United said Wednesday, July 22 that it might ban violators from flying on its planes. United and all other major U.S. airlines already require passengers to wear masks during flights. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

United sees revenue stalling at 50% without a virus vaccine

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

United Airlines posts $1.6 billion loss in virus-scarred 2Q

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Air France, United Airlines to run limited flights to India

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A customer wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus as he walks behind sales advertisements at a shopping mall in Bangkok Thursday, July 9, 2020. Daily life in the capital slowly returns to normal as Thai government has eased restrictions imposed weeks ago to combat the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Bed Bath & Beyond closing stores, cruises prepare to sail

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In this March 25, 2020, file photo, United Airlines planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

United sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employees

By David Koenig - Associated Press

United Airlines sending layoff warnings to 36,000 employees, nearly half its work force, as pandemic

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Sioux City students honored for exploration of Flight 232

By EARL HORLYK - Associated Press

In this March 31, 2020, file photo, American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. There will be no more attempts at social distancing on American Airlines flights. The airline said Friday, June 26, that it will start booking flights to full capacity next week. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) ** FILE **

American Airlines will book flights to full capacity

By David Koenig - Associated Press

A currency trader walks by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 19, 2020. Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street closed little-changed amid as optimism about a possible global economic recovery was tempered by concern over rising coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Wall Street dips as virus fears drown out economy hopes

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 1, 2020 file photo, several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. The skies are clearing up a bit for airlines as states ease lockdown measures and travelers slowly return to airport check-in lines. More airlines are restoring flights to their schedules and investors have taken note, driving up shares for the major airlines after a staggering decline. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Airlines aim for takeoff as lockdowns ease and demand rises

By DAMIAN J. TROISE - Associated Press