Bloomberg France’s Safran SA is considering building an engine-repair facility in India, after winning its biggest-ever turbine deal last month with joint venture partner General Electric Co. The project would be aimed at customers of the venture, CFM International, which was selected by IndiGo, the nation’s top airline, to supply engines for 310 new Airbus SE A320-family aircraft. A final ...
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Iceland’s Play Air reports strong bookings as flights begin
Bloomberg Icelandic startup Play Air Hf reported strong bookings for the coming weeks as it started operations with a flight to London Stansted airport. Sales for the latter part of July and August are particularly healthy, fuelled by demand from locals eager to head south for a vacation after more than a year of coronavirus lockdowns, according to CEO Birgir ...
Read More »Ocado co-founder settles with firm over theft claim
Bloomberg British online food retailer Ocado Group Plc has settled its bitter legal fight with one of its co-founders, after he obtained confidential information to help set up a rival business. Ocado sued Jonathan Faiman as well as his business partner Jon Hillary, who also previously worked for the company, and their business Project Today Holdings Ltd for breach of ...
Read More »Dozens of ex-Sears stores to hit market
Bloomberg The owner of former Sears stores is looking to sell as many as 50 properties as it tries to generate cash and focus on the development of other sites it owns. Seritage Growth Properties, a real estate investment trust that emerged from the Sears bankruptcy, wants to unload 40 to 50 sites that “were less interesting in terms of ...
Read More »Donald Trump restarts rallies with list of grievances, insults
Bloomberg Former President Donald Trump opened his score-settling summer tour with a rally before thousands of supporters in Ohio, returning to his familiar script of grievances, exaggerated claims and support for loyal Republicans. The gathering outside Cleveland was Trump’s first public event to back candidates he favours for the 2022 midterms and work to unseat the 10 GOP members of ...
Read More »Hancock out in uproar, Johnson names Javid new UK health chief
Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establish his government’s authority after the health secretary resigned for breaking his own pandemic rules. Matt Hancock quit after he was caught embracing a senior aide in his office, in breach of the social distancing guidelines he helped to create. The episode rebounded immediately on Johnson, who had initially fought to keep ...
Read More »Bolsonaro linked to alleged corruption in Covid vaccine buying
Bloomberg A government-allied lawmaker dragged President Jair Bolsonaro to the centre of a scandal of alleged irregularities in the purchase of a Covid-19 vaccine for Brazil’s immunisation campaign. Lower house representative Luis Miranda, speaking at a congressional committee probing Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic, said he personally warned the president about unusual pressure for the purchase of the Covaxin vaccine, ...
Read More »Malaysia to extend lockdown, boost coronavirus aid, says PM Muhyiddin
Bloomberg Malaysia will extend a nationwide lockdown that was originally due to end on Monday as new Covid infections are still too high, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said. The movement restrictions will now stay in place until the nation’s daily caseload falls below 4,000, the official Bernama news agency reported, citing the premier. The government will announce more comprehensive assistance ...
Read More »Search for survivors continues at collapsed Miami-area building
Bloomberg Rescuers continue to look for survivors from the building that collapsed in a South Florida town, leaving nine dead and more than 150 people missing, according to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Visibility at the site has improved after the fire and smoke were controlled afternoon, and crews have been joined by additional search and rescue experts from ...
Read More »China banks stockpile record $1 trillion of foreign exchange
Bloomberg Chinese banks’ stockpile of foreign-currency deposits has surpassed $1 trillion for the first time, creating an opportunity for Beijing to allow greater freedom for capital to flow out of the country. The pool has been growing as surging demand for Chinese goods during the pandemic has beefed up foreign earnings of exporters, while the resilient economy and strengthening currency ...
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