Aviation

Bloomberg Two senior executives at Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd have resigned, as the Hong Kong-based carrier continues to battle its way through the coronavirus pandemic with severely reduced flight capacity. Cathay Director Customer Simon Large, who was responsible for managing brand, corporate and marketing communications, as well as loyalty programs, will leave on July 31, according to a company memo ...

Bloomberg The Hungarian government has made a non-binding offer to buy Budapest Airport Zrt, according to people familiar with the matter, as PM Viktor Orban seeks to gain control of what had been one of the fastest growing hubs in the region before the coronavirus pandemic. The offer, which was received by the owners of the airport this week, was ...

Bloomberg Airlines will soon be charged more for polluting in Europe, but private jets and Amazon.com packages are set to escape the tougher rules. That’s part of a plan by the European Union set to be unveiled next week. While commercial flights are set to be subject to a new tax system that discourages the use fossil fuels, private jets ...

Bloomberg Indian tycoon Gautam Adani is seeking a loan of about $1 billion to refinance existing debt of Mumbai’s international airport, according to people familiar with the matter. Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co are among banks in discussions to provide the funds to Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, the people said. Deutsche Bank AG is also in talks to ...

Bloomberg Thailand plans to convert a terminal at the nation’s main international airport into a field hospital as a surge in coronavirus infections that’s straining the nation’s public health system shows little sign of easing. Airports of Thailand Pcl, operator of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, has been asked to convert the newly completed terminal into a facility with an intensive-care ...

Bloomberg London’s Heathrow Airport is dusting off facilities that have been mothballed for over a year, as Europe’s busiest airport prepares for a long-awaited surge in air traffic. The hub reopened its second runway and plans to resume normal operations at Terminal 3 starting from July 15, a spokesman said. T3 closed in May 2020, around the same time Heathrow ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE delivered more than 70 jets in June, one of its best months for handovers since the start of the pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. The tally would take the company’s total handovers for the first six months of the year above 290 aircraft, for an increase of about 50% versus last year. Airbus is ...

Bloomberg Airlines in the world’s biggest carbon market will eventually have to pay for all the pollution from their planes as the European Union strengthens its climate policies under the Green Deal. A proposal by the European Commission includes a gradual phase out of emission allowances for carriers, and will be part of measures to be announced on July 14, ...

Bloomberg US investigators plan to begin scanning the sea bed off Hawaii in search of the wreckage of a Boeing Co 737-200 that went down after losing power in both its engines. Special sonar devices that can map the sea bed will be used to locate critical wreckage and the jet’s two crash-proof recorders, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...

Bloomberg The US Department of Transportation is moving to require airlines to refund fees to passengers for checked bags if the luggage is significantly delayed to the destination, according to a person familiar with the measure. The proposal will also require airlines to promptly make refunds for other services air passengers pay for and don’t receive — including advance seat ...