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

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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

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

In this March 31, 2020 file photo American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. Shares of American Airlines posted a record percentage gain Thursday, June 4, 2020 after the carrier said it will aggressively add back flights in July — a bet that the slow recovery in air travel will gain speed this summer as states re-open their economies. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) **FILE**

Airline stocks soar as American, United add back flights

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Union presses United to disinfect kitchen after virus cases

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Buddhists monks wearing faces masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus pray to celebrate the Buddha's birthday at the Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

How some companies survive, even thrive, in viral crisis

By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE DÍNNOCENZIO - Associated Press

Together Omaha food pantry workers load supplies into a vehicle driving up to the pantry in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, April 23, 2020. The number of Nebraska residents seeking unemployment benefits for the first time dropped again last week but is still far higher than usual as businesses struggle with the fallout from the coronavirus. The state received 12,340 new unemployment claims during the week that ended April 18, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Even partial view of economic damage from virus is massive

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FIE - In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo a ramp worker guides a Delta Air Lines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Delta Air Lines says it earned $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter by operating more flights and filling a higher percentage of seats. The financial results beat Wall Street expectations. Delta and other U.S. airlines are enjoying a prolonged period of profitability thanks to steadily rising demand for travel. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Think things are bad for airlines? It’s about to get worse

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020, file photo, these are some of the 88 American Airlines planes stored at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Southwest, Delta among airlines to get coronavirus relief funds

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A front page of the Camden New Journal newspaper with a coronavirus related headline hangs stuck with other pages on the closed doors of a restaurant, unable to open due to the coronavirus lockdown, in central London, Monday, April 20, 2020. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus has impacted on nations around the globe, many imposing self isolation and exercising social distancing when people move from their homes. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

US-Mexico-Canada border restrictions extended; United grim

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Customers wear face masks as they line up to enter a supermarket keeping social distancing following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday a complete lockdown over the upcoming Passover holiday to control the country's coronavirus outbreak, but offered citizens some hope by saying he expects to lift widespread restrictions after the week-long festival. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Twitter’s Dorsey sets up $1B fund; consumers get some breaks

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017, photo, people stand in line at a United Airlines counter at LaGuardia Airport in New York. In a report being issued Thursday, April 27, 2017, about the April 9 dragging incident involving a passenger on an overcrowded United Express plane, United spelled out how it selects passengers for involuntary bumping. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

United Airlines cuts 90% of LaGuardia, Newark flights

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United Airlines cutting flights at LaGuardia, Newark

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020, file photo Hospital staff wash the emergency entrance of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some infected with a new virus are being treated, in Wuhan, China. (AP Photo/Dake Kang, File)

Timeline of key events in the spread of the new coronavirus

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A United Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport as airlines struggle with reduced passenger loads with the spread of coronavirus Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Denver. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The airlines, the coronavirus and the Bible

By Tim Constantine

United Airlines says it will cut flight capacity by half in April and May, expects the cuts to exten

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