Key US aviation players call for China capacity pause
- BTN News
- Monday, 15 April 2024
US aviation majors and unions want the Biden administration to 'pause' current approvals for additional flights to and from China, saying Beijing’s “harmful anti-competitive policies” affect the approximately 315,000 workers employed by US passenger airlines that serve China.
Industry lobby group Airlines for America (A4A) — whose members include American Airlines, Delta and United — and unions representing aviation workers including the Air Line Pilots Association, made the request in a letter.
In February, the US said Chinese carriers would be able to make 50 weekly round trips to and from the United States, up from 35.
That directive took effect this month.
