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FILE - In this May 17, 2019 file photo, Air France planes are parked on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, near Paris. The European Union has approved $4.7 billion in government aid for national carrier Air France as it struggles through the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
EU approves $4.7 billion in state aid to carrier Air France

By Raf Casert And Sylvie Corbet Apr. 06, 2021 02:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2003 file photo, an Air France jumbo jet rolls behind the tail of a KLM Royal Dutch airliner at Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, north of Paris. Air France-KLM plunged to a 7.1 billion euro ($8.5 billion) loss in 2020 as the global pandemic grounded planes and halted travel plans worldwide causing a 67% slump in passenger numbers at the French-Dutch aviation giant. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)
Air France-KLM plunges to huge loss in pandemic-hit year

Feb. 18, 2021 03:22 AM EST

FILE - In this June 18, 2015, file photo, an Airbus A380 takes off for its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget airport, north of Paris. European plane maker Airbus lost 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) amid an unprecedented global slump in air travel because of the pandemic, but expects to deliver hundreds of planes and make a profit this year. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Airbus lost $1.3 billion amid pandemic; expects better 2021

By Angela Charlton Feb. 18, 2021 02:18 AM EST

FILE - In this June 2, 2014 file photo, Willie Walsh, chief executive officer for International Airlines Group, speaks during a panel discussion of the 70th International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Doha, Qatar. The International Air Transport Association said Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that Alexandre de Juniac will leave as CEO and director general next March 31. The group's governors plan to recommend de Juniac be replaced by Walsh. A resolution naming Walsh to the job is expected to be presented at the airline group’s annual meeting this week. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)
Ex-British Airways CEO poised to lead airline trade group

Nov. 23, 2020 03:02 PM EST

Airline alliances urge testing over quarantines

Nov. 11, 2020 02:53 PM EST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three global airline alliances are urging governments to put into practice common guidelines for passenger testing and digital health...

Melaku Gebermariam uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect the inside of a Delta Airplane between flights on July 22, at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. U.S. airlines have scrambled to reassure travelers that planes are safe. They require passengers to wear face masks and are cleaning cabins more thoroughly, even spraying seats with anti-microbial mist. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)
Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

By David Koenig And David Mchugh Aug. 17, 2020 03:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 25, 2016, file photo, an agent of LATAM airlines stands by the counters at the airport in Santiago, Chile. The South American carrier said Tuesday, May 26, 2020, it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it grapples with the sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Latam Airlines seeks bankruptcy protection as travel slumps

By Adam Schreck May. 26, 2020 01:26 AM EDT

An old sign announcing they are hiring hangs in the window of a closed store along Broadway, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan in New York. Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Airlines crushed; IRS wants checks sent to the dead returned

The Associated Press May. 07, 2020 10:50 AM EDT

European shares open higher ... Bank of England warns of deep recession in Britain ... KLM loses 1.9B in 1st qtr

May. 07, 2020 06:35 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — European shares have opened higher today after China reported its exports rose 3.5% in April from a year earlier as its factories and supply...

FILE - In this file photo dated Aug. 21, 2019, a KLM passenger plane approaches for landing at Lisbon airport. The Dutch government is widely expected to announce an aid package in the coming days for Air France’s Dutch partner carrier, KLM, after the French government on Friday April 24, 2020, announced a 7-billion-euro (dollars 7.6-billion US) aid package to rescue Air France, whose planes have been largely grounded by virus lockdowns around the world.(AP Photo/Armando Franca, FILE)
Air France-KLM report $1.9 billion in losses, outlook grim

May. 07, 2020 05:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, May 17, 2019, Air France planes are parked on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, near Paris, Friday, May 17, 2019. The French government on Friday April 24, 2020, announced an “historic” 7-billion-euro (dollars 7.6-billion US) aid package to rescue Air France, whose planes have been largely grounded by virus lockdowns around the world.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FILE)
At least $9.7 billion in state bailouts for Air France, KLM

By Angela Charlton And Mike Corder Apr. 24, 2020 03:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 25, 2020 file photo, the dining section is closed off at East Side Pockets, a small restaurant near Brown University, in Providence, R.I. The Federal Reserve is taking additional steps to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to suport American households and businesses as well as local governments as they deal with the coronavirus. The Fed said Thursday, April 9, among the actions it is taking is the activation of a Main Street Lending Program that was authorized by the $2.3 trillion economic relief bill pass by Congress last month. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Panic grocery buying slows; iPhone sales plummeted in March

The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2020 10:27 AM EDT