Aviation

  Bloomberg Skyports Ltd, the UK-based company that operates infrastructure for flying taxis and other urban aviation devices, is expanding into Japan and Australia as it looks to build terminals for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Skyports is working with partners Kanematsu Corp in Japan and Goodman Group in Australia, with an eye to starting commercial flights as early ...

  Bloomberg The Points Guy LLC filed a motion to dismiss an American Airlines Inc lawsuit that the travel site violated company rules by letting frequent flyers manage their miles on platforms other than the carrier’s site. The travel agency alleges that the suit should either be “dismissed or transferred to a proper venue,” according to a legal document. American ...

  Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc’s board gave approval for the carrier to hedge prices for more than 35% of its fuel needs and is in talks with the African Airlines Association for bulk fuel purchases in a drive to cut costs. Fuel accounts for at least a quarter of costs for the airline in which the Kenyan government has a ...

  Bloomberg A team of US airplane accident investigators and technical experts could head to China as soon as this week to help unravel the mysterious crash of a Boeing Co 737 jet earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The Chinese government has issued visas to NTSB investigators, along with technical advisers for the US Federal ...

  Bloomberg Austin, Texas, airport officials warned of an impending jet-fuel shortage amid a surge in travel to and from the state’s capital city. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport issued a fuel-shortage alert and urged airlines to carry extra fuel or send in more supplies via tankers, said Sam Haynes, a spokesperson. With 282 flights scheduled for today & 1,600 + more ...

  Bloomberg UK airport ground-handling specialist John Menzies Plc accepted a $750 million takeover bid from Kuwaiti suitor Agility Public Warehousing Co that had been sweetened for a third time. The Menzies board backed the offer of 608 pence a share in cash after Agility subsidiary GIL International issued a formal proposal, the companies said. The bidding had started with ...

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd plans to reroute its New York-Hong Kong service to avoid Russian airspace, in what would be the world’s longest commercial passenger flight by distance. The airline plans to fly from John F Kennedy International Airport over the Atlantic Ocean, the UK, southern Europe and central Asia, according to a memo to Cathay flight staff ...

  Bloomberg India is banking on sustainable fuel-powered airlines and increased digitisation in airports to clean up aviation as the nation prepares for a net carbon zero future by 2070. India will have 96 airports that will be carbon neutral and run on renewable energy by 2024, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said at an event, adding all future airports ...

  Bloomberg Cebu Air Inc, the Philippines’ largest carrier, will fully restore its pre-pandemic domestic capacity next month as virus restrictions ease, Chief Executive Officer Lance Gokongwei said. “The travel and tourism sector is well on its way to recovery,” Gokongwei said in a company event in Cebu province, citing increased bookings. Flights from Manila to key local destinations like ...

Bloomberg The UK allocated a record 685 million pounds ($898 million) of funding over the next three years for the development of aerospace technology, as the industry gears up to make the transition to renewable fuel. The Aerospace Technology Institute will receive an increase of more than 50% on its previous award, the government said in a statement. The group ...