SANTIAGO - LATAM Airlines Group SA filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection, becoming the largest carrier to seek an emergency reorganization amid the coronavirus crisis. Latin America's largest airline follows rival Avianca Holdings of Colombia in seeking U.S. bankruptcy protection.»

DUBAI - Owners of $1.2 billion in debt issued by Etihad and other airlines it partly owned have given the struggling Abu Dhabi carrier an ultimatum to agree to a restructuring or potentially face legal action, two sources close to the situation said.»

SYDNEY - In Thailand, you cannot have food or water in flight and must wear a mask. In Malaysia and Indonesia, the plane needs to be half-empty. In the United States and Europe, it's not mandatory for airlines to leave the middle seat open. Travellers, airlines and airports are grappling with a hodgepodge of rules put in place.»

LONDON - Easyjet said founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou had failed in his attempt to oust key management including the CEO, according to the initial results of a shareholder vote brought over the airline's plan to buy new Airbus planes. Easyjet looks beyond the crisis and wants to maintain all orders.»

KARACHI - A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus jet with 99 people aboard crashed into a crowded residential district of the city of Karachi on Friday afternoon while approaching the airport. 97 of the 99 on bord people were confirmed to have died, hospital officials told Reuters.»

PARIS - The world's largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France said it would permanently axe its grounded fleet and sources said Emirates was in talks to reduce remaining deliveries. The global A380 fleet nears its end of operation.»

SYDNEY - Qantas Airways Ltd could restart 40-50% of its domestic capacity in July if states relax border controls, and expects to offer low and flexible fares without social distancing measures to stimulate travel demand, its chief executive said on Tuesday. There are no plans to leave middle seats empty.»

LONDON - British low-cost airline Easyjet said it would restart a small number of flights on June 15, becoming the latest airline to plan for the return of European travel by making face masks mandatory onboard. Easyjet's planes have been grounded since late March when the novel coronavirus spread across Europe.»

OSLO - Lessors including China's BOC Aviation are now the biggest shareholders in Norwegian Air after the budget carrier completed a debt restructuring and secured a long-sought credit guarantee from Norway's government. BOC Aviation is ultimately owned by the Chinese government, via a series of other companies.»

AMSTERDAM - A 2019 move by the Dutch government to buy a 14% stake in Air France-KLM was not in accordance with the country's laws, the Netherlands' Court of Audit ruled on Wednesday. Finance Minister Wopke Hoestra paid 774 million euros for the Air France stake in February 2019. The stake is now worth about a third of that.»

LONDON - Britain's Rolls-Royce said it would cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global staff of 52,000 and could shut factories to adapt to the much smaller aviation market that will emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Rolls-Royce supplies engines for large aircraft such as the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350.»

HOUSTON - Two top U.S. airlines said on Tuesday ticket cancellations were slowing and demand was showing some signs of improvement, with Southwest Airlines Co recording more trip reservations than cancellations so far this month. Both companies continue to focus on cutting costs.»