Aviation

  Bloomberg US safety regulators have received more than 100 pilot reports of possible inteference from 5G wireless signals —including three near Chicago O’Hare International Airport — since the new mobile phone service began. The reports of anomalies on aircraft devices known as radar altimeters are being reviewed by the Federal Aviation Administration, said three people familiar with the matter ...

  Bloomberg The head of Japan’s biggest airline has urged the government to ease its strict border controls, which have effectively shut the nation to foreigners, saying they are hurting the economy and the aviation industry. “There are various problems happening with the situation that foreigners can’t enter Japan,” Yuji Hirako, the president of All Nippon Airways Co. said in ...

  Bloomberg Akasa, a new Indian airline backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, plans to offer stock options to attract staff, using a lure more often deployed by technology startups in its bid to gain a foothold in one of the world’s most competitive air-travel markets. The carrier, which is preparing to start flying in late May, is taking the unusual ...

  Bloomberg Hong Kong is further tightening quarantine rules for airline staff, with cargo pilots isolating at home to be tracked with electronic monitoring bracelets and crew on passenger planes who have been in countries with high levels of the virus made to quarantine for 14 days. The updated rules, set out in a document seen by Bloomberg News, was ...

  Bloomberg Regulators are taking steps to shield US aviation-industry engineers from the kind of company pressure that was revealed in investigations of the design flaw on the Boeing Co. 737 Max linked to two fatal crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday proposed new policies that would shield employees at Boeing and other planemakers who act on behalf of ...

  Bloomberg Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc plans to hire around 150 people across its network of partners in Singapore as airlines start to bring back planes that were grounded during the pandemic and international travel picks up. London-headquartered Rolls-Royce expects about 80% of the planned expanded head count for this year will be for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) ventures, Bicky ...

  Bloomberg Airbus SE and the government of Quebec agreed on a $1.2 billion investment that allows the Canadian province to remain an owner of the A220 jet program for four additional years. The French plane maker committed to investing $900 million in the loss-making program while Quebec will put up $300 million, according to a statement. Under the deal, ...

  Bloomberg Airbus SE dodged the threat of strikes in Germany, reaching a labor deal that will allow continued production of its best-selling A320 jetliner. The accord rules out compulsory job cuts at restructured parts plants until the end of 2030, according to the IG Metall union. Airbus agreed to invest in the sites until at least that date and ...

  Bloomberg Frontier Group Holdings Inc agreed to buy Spirit Airlines Inc. for $2.9 billion in cash and stock, uniting two ultra-low-cost carriers targeting the recovering US leisure-travel market. Spirit shares rose the most in 14 months. Spirit investors will receive 1.9126 Frontier shares and $2.13 in cash for each Spirit share, according to a statement Monday. The deal implies ...

  Bloomberg A Danish pension fund said it will exit its $3 million stake in Wizz Air Holdings Plc after talks failed to resolve concerns surrounding the discount carrier’s labor practices. AkademikerPension, which manages around $23 billion, said Monday that it will sell the stock after Wizz rebuffed a plea for it to recognize staff rights concerning freedom of association ...