Aviation

  Bloomberg With the major tourism market of China still mostly sealed off from the rest of the world, AirAsia, the budget carrier of Capital A Bhd, is turning to India to make up the shortfall. “India is definitely a very, very important market,” AirAsia Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Riad Asmat said on the sidelines of the Aviation Festival Asia …

Bloomberg It’s not easy to wipe the trademark grin off Branson’s face, but one way is to ask the British billionaire about the challenges facing his home country. Speaking in Texas about Virgin Atlantic Airways’ bid to tap Austin’s tech boom with its first flights to the state, Branson’s ebullience fades when the conversation switches to the economic squeeze and …

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc’s Spanish cabin crew unions have announced a strike in late June and early July after pay talks fell apart. Workers are set to strike on June 24, 25, 26 and 30, as well as on July 1 and 2, officials for the main Spanish crew unions USO and SITCPLA said in a press conference in Madrid. …

  Bloomberg Singapore’s Changi Airport will reopen two of its terminals that were shuttered due to Covid-19 as travel springs back faster than expected. Terminal 4 will reopen in September and departure operations in the southern wing of Terminal 2 will restart from October, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte said in a statement. The added capacity will allow the airport …

Bloomberg The fixed-price contract for the new Air Force One that Donald Trump talked Boeing Co. into signing hasn’t just caused the $1.5 billion in cumulative losses so far that the company’s CEO has lamented. It has also created headaches for the Air Force. Under a fixed-price agreement, a company’s incentive is to “finish and minimise costs” while the Pentagon …

  Bloomberg Airlines are racing to bring parked planes back into service now that post-pandemic travel demand is picking up. But some of those jets are looking a little rough around the edges. Eagle-eyed observers say some aircraft due for a routine grooming at United Airlines Holdings Inc. didn’t get fresh coats before being brought back into its active fleet. …

  Bloomberg Airlines have been petitioning for months to ease a pandemic-era restriction on arrivals from abroad. Now that the White House has lifted mandatory Covid testing for inbound passengers, the industry may rue having its collective wish granted just ahead of the busiest time of year for travel. Travellers by air will join those at land ports of entry …

  Bloomberg Finnair Oyj, the hardest-hit among European airlines from the closing of Russian airspace, is planning an overhaul of its strategy that would see a smaller operation pivoting westward. “As a first step, the first response when we are reviewing our strategy on the back of the Russian airspace closure, we have pivoted our network to the west, and …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG cancelled hundreds of summer flights due to staff shortages, underscoring the challenges facing European aviation as the industry fights to recover from the coronavirus crisis. Germany’s flagship airline scrapped about 900 domestic and European short haul trips for July, including those at its namesake and Eurowings budget brands, a spokesman said. The canceled flights, which were …

  Bloomberg PT Garuda Indonesia plans to issue $800 million of new debt as part of a plan to address its liabilities, as the embattled carrier seeks to reverse its fortunes after the pandemic. The airline would also raise $330 million by issuing new equity, according to a restructuring proposal made in a Jakarta court. The carrier also suggested modifying …