Trump proposes leveling playing field with China on flights over Russia to and from US

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed barring Chinese airlines from flying through Russian airspace on routes to and from the United States, arguing that the shorter flight times this allows give them an "unfair" advantage over U.S. carriers.The proposed measure, unveiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, would effectively strip Chinese airlines of a route advantage that trims flight time and fuel costs — benefits unavailable to U.S. carriers since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported. When the war began, Washington prohibited Russian aircraft from flying over th