US: White House set to meet with airline, cruise industry CEOs
The White House will hold meetings this week with top executives from US airlines and the cruise industry amid the growing coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman for VP Mike Pence said Monday. Pence will attend a meeting on Wednesday with airline officials. Administration and airline officials said those planning to attend include the CE of American Airlines Group, United Airlines Holdings, Southwest and JetBlue Airways. Many of the airline CEOs will speak Thursday at a US Chamber of Commerce Aviation summit in Washington. Airline stocks have fallen sharply in recent weeks but rebounded from heavy intraday losses on Monday. American, which closed down 1% on Monday, is off 38% in the last two weeks. United, which closed off 0.5%, is down 25% since Feb. 13.<br/>
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US: White House set to meet with airline, cruise industry CEOs
The White House will hold meetings this week with top executives from US airlines and the cruise industry amid the growing coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman for VP Mike Pence said Monday. Pence will attend a meeting on Wednesday with airline officials. Administration and airline officials said those planning to attend include the CE of American Airlines Group, United Airlines Holdings, Southwest and JetBlue Airways. Many of the airline CEOs will speak Thursday at a US Chamber of Commerce Aviation summit in Washington. Airline stocks have fallen sharply in recent weeks but rebounded from heavy intraday losses on Monday. American, which closed down 1% on Monday, is off 38% in the last two weeks. United, which closed off 0.5%, is down 25% since Feb. 13.<br/>
