IATA urges G20 to support airline industry
The International Air Transport Association on Thursday urged the group of the 20 major economies to act quickly to prevent irrecoverable damage to the airline industry that has been shaken by the coronavirus crisis.
U.S. lawmakers who tested positive for the coronavirus
Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the new coronavirus, and more than two dozen others have said they are self-quarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic.
Factbox: What’s in the $2.2 trillion Senate coronavirus rescue package
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved an unprecedented stimulus package to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Senate sends House $2 trillion coronavirus bill; vote expected Friday
The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic rescue legislation to the House of Representatives, whose leaders hope to pass it on Friday.
U.S. offers $58 billion aid to airlines as governments seek to avert bankruptcies
Governments stepped up efforts on Thursday to help airlines hammered by a virus-induced travel slump, with the United States offering $58 billion in aid, Singapore promising to keep its carrier aloft, and Australia easing competition rules.
Pilots’ union criticises UK’s coronavirus job retention scheme
The union representing British pilots has described the government’s scheme to retain jobs through the coronavirus outbreak as confusing, lacking detail and taking too long to help those who are being laid off now.
After Senate vote, massive U.S. coronavirus bill moves to the House
The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic legislation to the House of Representatives, whose Democratic leaders hope to pass it on Friday.
U.S. Senate offers $58 billion aid to airlines as they struggle to stay airborne
The U.S. Senate offered struggling airlines unprecedented aid worth $58 billion that will helping cover their staff wages, as carriers around the world seek state support and turn passenger planes into cargo liners in their desperate bid for revenues.
U.S. envoy blames China for endangering world with coronavirus
The U.S. ambassador to London has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information about the coronavirus outbreak thus allowing it to spread far beyond the Communist republic’s borders.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
