Aviation

  Bloomberg Hawaiian Airlines is seeking to ramp up its limited flight service to Japan in the second quarter, an omicron variant-linked delay from the carrier’s earlier goal of returning to a fuller slate of flights by late March. Japan represents the largest foreign market for Hawaiian, which had about a quarter of its business outside the US before the ...

  Bloomberg Tata Sons Pvt formally took charge of debt-laden Air India Ltd., ending years of failed attempts to sell the money-losing airline that has been kept afloat with billions of dollars of taxpayer money. “It is indeed noteworthy that the disinvestment process of @airindiain has been brought to a successful conclusion in a time-bound manner,” aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ...

  Bloomberg Hong Kong will shorten its quarantine requirement for inbound travelers by a week, but extended a ban on people coming from eight countries as a record number of infections stresses the city’s infrastructure. The shorter quarantine period will begin from February 5, and will see travelers stay in a hotel for 14 days and then undertake seven days ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG banned cargo from moving through its Frankfurt hub due to surging Covid-19 infections and related staff shortages in the German city. The move will impact goods arriving from other parts of Germany, the rest of Europe and North America, according to an emailed statement. Direct deliveries to Frankfurt — a major transport hub for coronavirus vaccines ...

  Bloomberg Wizz Air Holdings Plc is scouring its European operations for planes and staff to boost UK capacity amid mounting optimism that test-free travel will spur a comeback in demand by the summer. Bookings are up as Britain prepares to scrap testing for vaccinated arrivals after the omicron variant of Covid-19 pushed Wizz to a loss last quarter. Chief ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. generated cash for the first time since early 2019 as rising 737 Max deliveries helped bolster company finances against mounting 787 Dreamliner losses. Wall Street was caught by surprise by the $494 million in fourth-quarter free cash flow, disclosed in an earnings statement Wednesday. Analysts had expected an outflow of about $1 billion. Boeing has also ...

  Bloomberg Britain will compel airlines to use 70% of takeoff and landing slots this summer to boost competition after the coronavirus crisis, angering carriers still struggling with demand far short of pre-pandemic levels. To ease the transition towards use-it-or-lose-it requirements that are closer to 2019 levels, the Department for Transport also published an extended list of get-out clauses, such ...

  Bloomberg China accused the US of “bullying” over its decision to suspend dozens of flights from America by Chinese airlines, underscoring lingering tensions between the world’s biggest economies. The US “wantonly suspended Chinese flights and disrupted their normal operations,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday. “It is irresponsible and unreasonable.” ...

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects a delayed recovery in air travel this year as the coronavirus resurgence pressures business and leisure travel, slowing the carrier’s momentum after a robust holiday season pushed its fourth-quarter results above Wall Street’s estimates. The spreading omicron variant prompted United to lower its capacity forecast for 2022 to below the 2019 level, according ...

  Bloomberg Airline bosses are urging UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid to restore restriction-free international travel at least for the fully vaccinated, citing evidence that recent curbs haven’t been effective in preventing the spread of omicron. In a letter to Javid, chief executives of British Airways, Ryanair and other carriers asked for a clear protocol for managing future outbreaks “without ...