WEEKLY ENERGY RECAP: Slow and steady recovery as demand emerges from lockdown

WEEKLY ENERGY RECAP: Slow and steady recovery as demand emerges from lockdown

Even tensions between the US and China did not dampen sentiment. Washington accuses Beijing of blocking US flights to China /node/1679171/business-economy. WASHINGTON: The US government has accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for US airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the US government.. The administration of President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing restrictions on Chinese air carriers but said that talks with China had failed to produce an agreement.. In an order posted on a US government website, the department noted Delta Air Lines and United Airlines want to resume flights to China in June, even as Chinese carriers have continued US flights during the COVID-19 pandemic.. The other US and Chinese carriers, the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) and China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.. Major US carriers voluntarily decided to halt all passenger flights to China in February..