Virgin America is the highest-quality major airline in the United States, according to the 2013 Airline Quality Rating report, an annual study of airline performance.
Both had previously expressed interest in forging closer links with U.S. carriers, and Virgin tried to launch a branded airline in the United States.
In 2007 and 2008, there were no commercial airline fatalities in the United States.
It will allow the United States to access personal information about EU airline passengers.
The European Commission said it was ready to hand over data about airline passengers with the United States after Washington offered "adequate" privacy safeguards.
The Airline Quality Rating report is the premier statistical study of major airline performance in the United States, and has been conducted annually since 1991.
Authorities also are checking passenger manifests from the crashed airplanes to see if they include anyone who attended flight schools in the United States or who used facilities that have airline simulators.
The airline industry in the United States is looking up, says Michael Linenberg of Deutsche Bank, who has initiated coverage with a favorable view, given that airline stocks typically outperform the market as they benefit disproportionately from an improving economy because of their significant operating leverage.
The directive, which had been sent to every airline and airport in the United States, ordered precautions after the failed terrorist attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253.
But South Korea said it will test airline passengers arriving from the United States, and Japan will convene a Cabinet meeting Monday to come up with measures to block the entry of the virus into the country.
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"It's no secret that this is a challenging time for the airline industry, especially in the United States, " said Noel Forgeard, Airbus president and chief executive officer.
Prosecutors say airline records indicate Price had returned to the United States from a trip to Venezuela on June 2.
The European Union Transport Council on March 22 ratified the United States-European Union "open skies" agreement to liberalize the transatlantic airline market.
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