Aviation

Bloomberg Airbus SE is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to ramp up production of its bestselling A320-family of jets to 75 a month by 2025. The figure represents a jump from a build rate of about 50 of the narrow-body planes per month right now and the 65 targeted for the middle of 2023, and comes as demand recovers from ...

Bloomberg Japan Airlines Co forecast a return to profit this year, betting on a pick-up in domestic and international travel as the nation signals it’s ready to loosen virus-related border controls. JAL forecast net income of 45 billion yen ($345 million) for the fiscal year ending March 2023, topping analysts’ average estimate for around 10.2 billion yen. The airline posted ...

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd revived a plan to start direct flights connecting Australia’s east coast with New York and London as it finally ordered Airbus SE jets for the ultra-long services. The airline said it’s buying 12 A350-1000s that can fly non-stop from Australia to any city in the world. Commercial services will start from Sydney in late 2025, Qantas ...

  Bloomberg Korean Air Lines Co reported preliminary revenue that’s almost back at pre-Covid levels on a quarterly basis as the carrier’s strong presence in cargo makes up for still-weak passenger traffic. The South Korean airline posted revenue of 2.81 trillion won ($2.3 billion) and a record first-quarter operating profit of 788.4 billion won, according to a statement. The airline’s ...

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc and Australian regional carrier Rex are teaming up to access each other’s networks, a partnership coup for the diminutive Sydney-based carrier as it tries to establish itself as a rival to Qantas Airways Ltd. Rex’s passengers across Australia will be able to connect to Delta’s network in a single booking by joining the US ...

  Bloomberg Mumbai International Airport Ltd has raised $750 million from a private bond sale to Apollo Global Management Inc after delaying a planned note issue. The operator of India’s No. 2 airport, controlled by the country’s richest man, sold 7.25-year dollar notes to funds managed by Apollo in order to refinance existing debt and fund new capital expenditure, according ...

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co expects a rebound in domestic travel to carry into the summer, joining rivals predicting that consumers will shrug off worries about coronavirus variants, fork over higher fares and fill planes in the coming months. Southwest maintained a plan to restore 93% of its pre-pandemic flight capacity this quarter as robust leisure demand is joined by ...

  Bloomberg Wizz Air Holdings Plc extended its cancellation of flights to Ukraine and Russia through the end of October as the war started by Vladimir Putin in February shows no sign of abating. The move means Eastern Europe’s biggest discount carrier will have scrapped operations to the two countries for the whole of the summer timetable, which this year ...

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc terminated rental contracts on six Airbus SE jets owned by a Russian state leasing company in a rare example of sanctions depriving a European carrier of aircraft. EasyJet cancelled the leases on the A319 narrowbodies owned by a unit of state-controlled GTLK shortly after the UK and European Union acted to punish Vladimir Putin over the invasion ...

  Bloomberg Russia may be forced to ground between half and two-thirds of its commercial aircraft by 2025 in order to cannibalise them for spare parts, Kommersant newspaper reported, citing an unidentified person at the Transport Ministry. In the ministry’s base case, at least 70% of the country’s foreign-made planes will still be flying by the end of 2025, Kommersant ...