Unions representing 85% of American Airlines’ workforce called on Congress and the White House to promptly pass an aid to keep U.S. carriers afloat amid the complete collapse in air travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nordic governments are stepping in to shore up their airlines during the COVID-19 crisis, with Norway offering a NOK6 billion ($595 million) loan guarantee package—up to half of it for LCC Norwegian—and Finland proposing a €600 million ($667 million) guarantee for Finnair.

A U.S. Air Force active duty member who works for the Defense Health Agency has tested positive for COVID-19.

Oil-and-gas helicopter operator Bristow Group has converted three of its helicopters to perform evacuation missions for oil workers with suspected cases of novel coronavirus.

Chinese authorities are forbidding increases in international service as they work to refine a policy to prevent flights carrying the COVID-19-causing novel coronavirus from reaching Beijing.

The FAA is increasingly relying on contingency plans for its air traffic control (ATC) facilities as COVID-19 coronavirus infections have been detected at several airport towers and one of the 22 air route traffic control centers (ARTCC) responsible for managing en route aircraft.

U.S. defense primes are increasingly securing billion-dollar sums of new debt financing as companies large and small manage a liquidity crisis stemming from the COVID-19 virus and the collapse of air travel.