Bloomberg China will ease its ban on foreign airlines starting from June 8, changing course a day after the Trump administration demanded the country reopen to US airlines or face curbs on its own carriers flying passengers to America. Foreign airlines excluded from an earlier pact will be able to operate one commercial passenger flight to China a week, the ...

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc will block middle seats on all its aircraft through September 30, extending the policy for three months to soothe passenger fears about contracting the coronavirus. The carrier will switch to larger planes or add flights on high-demand routes that approach seating limits, Delta said in a statement. The Atlanta-based carrier previously guaranteed empty middle seats ...

Bloomberg The UK government warned British Airways (BA) it risks losing valuable airport landing slots after deciding to let go 12,000 staff while claiming government money to protect jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. An aviation debate in parliament was dominated by concerns about the former flag-carrier’s plans to slash its workforce. Transport Minister Kelly Tolhurst, responding to questions from lawmakers, ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is expanding its air cargo operations with plans to grow its fleet to more than 80 planes as the online retailer takes advantage of a depressed market for aircraft during the pandemic. The company announced that it had leased 12 converted Boeing 767-300 passenger planes from Air Transport Services Group Inc. One was added to Amazon’s existing ...

Bloomberg The Spanish government has found that airlines aren’t complying with European Union rules for reimbursements over cancelled trips, according country’s Consumer Ministr Alberto Garzon. “Airlines aren’t giving travelers the chance to request reimbursements,” Garzon said in an interview with state-tv TVE. Government has made a legal request for a “court to investigate the situation,” he said, adding that he ...

Bloomberg Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc plans to eliminate 3,000 jobs in the UK this year, the first wave of cuts that could ultimately see the jet-engine maker emerge from the downturn a much smaller business. The London-based manufacturer said it expects to trim a total of 8,000 positions from the aviation division. This would make up the bulk of the 9,000 ...

Bloomberg Ex-defense secretary Jim Mattis condemned his former boss, President Donald Trump, over his aggressive rhetoric and strategy to quell protests that erupted after the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead, ...

Bloomberg Tropical Storm Cristobal brought heavy rain to southern Mexico, and with a forecast that has it re-entering the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, oil-platform workers are already being evacuated. The storm, carrying winds as high as 40 miles (64 kilometres) per hour, will dump more “extreme rainfall” on far southern Mexico, extending to Guatemala and El Salvador, according to ...

Bloomberg The US security presence “remains vital to the Asia-Pacific region,” and China would be unable to take over that role in Southeast Asia even with its increasing military might, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. In an article published by Foreign Affairs on Thursday, Lee wrote that China’s competing maritime and territorial claims in the South China Sea ...

Bloomberg Japan will allow some resident foreigners to re-enter the country on humanitarian grounds after facing criticism its policies made their return uncertain and left the group in a Covid-19 travel limbo. A notice on the foreign ministry website says permission to land may be granted “depending on the individual situation if there are special exceptional circumstances, particularly such as ...