Defense Department personnel serving in Italy could have an easier time traveling home starting next year, following new service announcements from Delta and American Airlines.

American Airlines on Friday asked the U.S. Transportation Department to allow it to delay resuming two daily flights to China from the United States, citing lagging travel demand between the world's two largest economies.

American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) is reportedly in talks to make Citigroup (NYSE:C) the carrier’s exclusive credit card provider, pushing out rival Barclays (NYSE:BCS) which also has a relationship with the carrier thanks to its legacy deal with the former US Airways.

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American will continue to offer customers access to our comprehensive global network of more than 350 destinations with one-stop connections. We’re proactively reaching out to impacted customers and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

American Airlines is discontinuing four service routes from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in the next few months, an airline spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

American Airlines plans to again remove daily flight options out of the Austin airport. The Fort Worth-based airline will cut nonstop service from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Boston, Nashville,