Aviation

Bloomberg German delivery firm DHL expects global supply-chain bottlenecks to ease next year as the return of air travel adds cargo capacity and higher vaccination rates keep a lid on Covid-19 infections. A loosening of US borders slated for November 8 will be key, as the added flights provide more space for freight in the holds of passenger jetliners, DHL ...

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc will introduce electric ground-handling equipment at 11 European airports including Madrid, Amsterdam and Oslo as the Irish airline looks to reduce its emissions. Europe’s biggest discount carrier will introduce electric-powered baggage vehicles and plane push-back tractors with partners Azul Handling and Menzies Aviation, Ryanair said in a statement. Azul will allow it to offer zero emission ...

Bloomberg Air Canada said employees working remotely must gradually return to the office starting from November 15 and be fully vaccinated, as Covid-19 cases ebb across Canada. The country’s biggest airline described its plan as “a balanced approach” that allows employees to keep working some “set days” remotely. In a statement, Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau cited Canada’s high vaccination ...

Bloomberg Avianca Holdings SA asked a judge for permission to exit bankruptcy under a plan that the airline says will eliminate about $3 billion in debt and preserve over 10,000 jobs. Latin America’s second-largest airline before the pandemic presented its restructuring plan at a hearing in New York. If approved, the 102-year-old company is eyeing an exit from bankruptcy this ...

Bloomberg London’s Heathrow airport said it saw its first full quarter of passenger growth since 2019 as restrictions eased and travellers returned to flying. Traffic reached 28% of pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter, the airport said as it reported financial results. However, 3.4 billion pounds ($4.7 billion) in losses since the start of the Covid outbreak “underscore the long ...

Bloomberg United Airlines Inc told a federal judge the company is spending millions on paid leave for unvaccinated pilots because their colleagues “refuse to risk their safety” by flying with them. The leave is costing United about $1.4 million every two weeks — money it’s unlikely to recover even if it wins a lawsuit challenging the airline’s vaccine mandate for ...

Bloomberg The Biden administration issued new rules for travellers to the US requiring proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 in addition to a recent negative test for the virus. People from countries with low supplies of vaccines who aren’t traveling on tourist visas, and those under 18, will be exempt from the vaccine requirement, senior administration officials said. US citizens ...

Bloomberg Two key groups of Latam Airlines Group SA creditors, frustrated by a bankruptcy process that has dragged on for almost 18 months, are asking for a mediator to help devise an exit plan for the Chilean carrier. The airline’s unsecured creditors and a consortium holding billions of dollars in claims complained about the lack of progress and asked the ...

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc was sued by a package holiday service over accusations that the airline is exploiting its market dominance in an “aggressive” pursuit against online travel agents. On the Beach Group Plc accused the budget airline of monopolising the market for booking services and not giving customers a “free and fair choice,” according to a London court filing. ...

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd is gearing up for a Christmas rush, bringing back all its Australian workers and adding flights as the nation’s borders reopen after more than 18 months of near-isolation. The airline will start its first commercial flights between Australia and India in almost a decade before Christmas, and flights to Singapore, Bangkok, Fiji, Phuket and Johannesburg will ...