Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc will notify 25,000 employees, or 29% of its US workforce, that they’re at risk of losing their jobs later this year as the carrier adjusts to a collapse in travel. The cuts are needed because the coronavirus pandemic is still battering demand for flights, the company told employees. The reductions would take effect after restrictions ...

Bloomberg Air Canada tried again to persuade the government of Justin Trudeau to ease restrictions on travel, pointing to policy shifts in other nations where the Covid-19 pandemic has shown signs of improvement. In a letter to Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau and other cabinet members, the airline’s chief medical officer suggested loosening quarantine requirements through “a science-based approach” to ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed off from intervening in British Airways (BA) plans to cut pay and modify contracts for remaining staff after dismissing thousands of others. “British Airways and a number of other companies are in severe difficulties at the moment,” Johnson told lawmakers in Parliament. “We cannot simply with a magic wand ensure that every single ...