Airlines, unions urge Biden to halt approval of more China flights, Reuters says

Major U.S. air carriers and aviation unions are urging the White House to halt approvals of additional flights between China and the U.S. in response to “anti-competitive policies of the Chinese government,” Reuters’ David Shepardson reports. Trade group Airlines for America, whose members include American Airlines (AAL), Delta (DAL), and Unitted (UAL), and a number of unions wrote a letter to the Transportation and State departments saying that the “advantage Chinese airlines receive by continuing to access Russian airspace, while U.S. carriers stopped flying through Russian airspace at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022,” the author says, noting that the letter was signed by the Air Line Pilots Association, Allied Pilots Association and Association of Flight Attendants. Other publicly traded companies in the space include Alaska Air (ALK), JetBlue (JBLU), Southwest (LUV), and Spirit Airlines (SAVE).