# Airlines
Big breakthrough? China and the U.S. have now each approved 4 weekly China–U.S. flights, with Delta and United getting 2 each per week
Ever since the CAAC announced the new Five-One policy, airlines on both sides have been making moves behind the scenes. United and Delta have both received approval in Shanghai to...
Flight-Delay Scheme Sparks Fraud Allegations: Woman Suspected of Insurance Fraud, More Than 3 Million Yuan in Claims
According to Jiangsu Public News, a woman identified as Li reportedly bought plane tickets and flight-delay insurance using different identity information and was taken into crimin...
U.S. DOT Approves Only Two Weekly China–U.S. Flights for Chinese Airlines
How the situation developed Today (June 5), the U.S. Department of Transportation responded to the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s notice, concluding that the arrangement...
Confirmed: CAAC Allows All Airlines One International Flight Per Week Starting June 8
Source Today (June 4, Beijing time), the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) published a notice scrapping the "five ones" rule! Under the new rules, airlin...
Thai Airways Announces Bankruptcy Restructuring and Temporarily Restricts Mileage Redemption
Earlier, Thai Airways announced its bankruptcy restructuring, and received $1.81 billion from the government to cope with the sharp demand slump caused by the pandemic. But today,...
U.S. Department of Transportation Rejects Chinese Airlines’ U.S.-China Flights Starting June 16; Air Service Between the Two Countries Nears Suspension
We previously wrote about how the U.S. Department of Transportation accused China’s “Five One” policy of violating the U.S.-China civil aviation agreement. According to a Reuters r...
Another One Down! LATAM, Latin America's Largest Airline, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
According to an official announcement, LATAM, the largest airline in Latin America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, making it the largest airline to declare bankr...
U.S. Department of Transportation formally objects to China’s CAAC; CAAC considers easing the five-one policy
I’m sure everyone who just saw the news that the five-one policy may be extended to October is pretty disappointed if they need to return to China. But yesterday (May 22), the U.S....
Avianca Files for Bankruptcy Protection in the U.S. — What Happens to LifeMiles?
Avianca, a member of Star Alliance, has been unable to repay its accumulated debt due to the impact of the pandemic and poor business performance. As a result, on May 10 it filed i...
Don’t panic—China is helping bring you home: Chinese students in the US who have completed their studies, as well as visiting scholars, can register for charter flights back to China! [Update: Rumored flight schedule circulating online]
A flight schedule has been circulating online, but note that it is only a rumor. The application deadline is 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 11, 2020. This charter-flight service has...
Is It Over? Buffett Sells All Airline Stocks, Including UA, AA, Southwest, and Delta
According to CNBC, Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway sold off all of its positions in the U.S. airline industry, worth more than $4 billion. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and bill...