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Airline nosedive: American, United post huge pandemic losses

by AP Airlines Writer
| April 30, 2020 4:03 PM

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines and United Airlines lost a combined $4 billion in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp drop in air travel, and the airlines are busy borrowing enough money to survive until passengers return in large numbers.

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