United States to Bar Chinese Airlines

The Department of Transportation on Wednesday moved to block Chinese airlines from flying into the United States, responding to China's silence on requests by Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: UAL) to resume flights to China later this month. Delta, United, and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) all suspended service to China in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but as the worst of the pandemic begins to fade the airlines are taking tentative steps to rebuild their international networks.