Aviation

BLOOMBERG Superdry Plc swung to an annual loss and expects no revenue growth in the current year as the fashion retailer struggles to compete with other clothing brands during the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. The company, known for its logo-printed T-shirts and bright colours, reported a pretax loss of £21.7 million ($27.5 million) for the full year, compared with a profit ...

BLOOMBERG Alan Joyce is bowing out at Qantas Airways Ltd with an unprecedented cash splurge, underscoring the profitability of the post-Covid era and reigniting concerns about the soaring cost of air travel. The Australian airline sprayed money in all directions as it reported record earnings. Qantas simultaneously spent billions of dollars on Boeing Co and Airbus SE jets, returned A$500 ...

BLOOMBERG  The owner of Amsterdam’s airport urged the Dutch government to provide clarity about the highly-contested plans to restrict capacity at the hub following the collapse of the ruling coalition. Royal Schiphol Group said plans to cut capacity by 8% starting this winter were at an impasse amid legal challenges to the measures by airlines as well as Prime Minister ...

BLOOMBERG American Airlines Group pilots approved a new contract that would provide 46% in cumulative pay raises and retirement contributions over its four-year term, along with a bonus, improved scheduling, sick leave and insurance benefits. The pact will add about $9.6 billion in incremental costs for the airline over its duration, the Allied Pilots Association said in a statement. That ...

BLOOMBERG North Korea’s state airline made its first international trip since the start of the Covid pandemic, in a sign of easing border restrictions that could repatriate its stranded nationals abroad and increase trade with its powerful neighbour. Flight data indicates than an Air Koryo passenger jet flew from Pyongyang to Beijing  on Tuesday, which would be the first such ...

NEW DELHI / WAM India will build nine new “greenfield” airports to meet the steep rise in domestic and international air passenger traffic. In addition, 41 existing airports in India are being upgraded with state-of-the-art infrastructure and new facilities at a cost of about $12 billion. The high capital expenditure plan for upgrading existing airports with heavy traffic is being ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International (DXB) has announced a significant milestone in its recovery with passenger traffic for the first half of the year surpassing 2019 levels. The world’s busiest international hub welcomed 41.6m guests in H1, just over 100%, compared to the traffic recorded during the first six months of 2019. DXB registered a robust performance throughout the second ...

BLOOMBERG US aviation regulators outlined inspections needed for potentially faulty parts on some of Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engines that power Airbus SE’s best-selling A320neo model. The directive affects 20 engines on US-registered aircraft, according to a regulatory filing by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The impact on the worldwide fleet will be larger as other nations adopt the ...

BLOOMBERG American Airlines Group Inc sued the travel website Skiplagged, which claims to help passengers save money using loopholes in ticket pricing that the airline alleged are bogus. Skiplagged isn’t authorised to sell American tickets and is deceiving customers into thinking they can book a cheaper flight using “hidden city fares,” according to the federal lawsuit filed in Texas. The ...

BLOOMBERG Archer Aviation Inc said it raised $215 million in funding and patched up a legal dispute with Boeing Co, paving the way for the electric air-taxi startup to collaborate with its former adversary on future designs. Archer received investments from Boeing, as well as existing backers Stellantis NV, United Airlines Holdings Inc and tech-focused Ark Invest, it said in ...