Aviation

Bloomberg The UK government abruptly reimposed quarantine rules on travellers returning to England from France days before it was due to ease the restrictions for most of Europe, drawing immediate anger from tourism bodies and airlines. Citing concern about the spread of the beta variant of the virus, UK ordered that anyone arriving after Monday from across the Channel will …

Bloomberg Asian air travel may take another three years to recover fully from the devastation wrought by the pandemic, lagging behind rebounds in other regions and offering a stern headwind for refiners making jet fuel. It’ll take until 2024 for international air travel across the region to reach pre-virus levels, a year after global traffic hits that milestone, according to …

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc is offering to buy back up to $1 billion of high-cost bonds issued at the height of the pandemic last year, as the company begins to look at ways to scale back its balance sheet. The tender offer is for three bonds issued between April and September 2020, according to a news release. The airline …

Bloomberg More than 2,500 Boeing Co 737 jets in the US will have to be inspected after the company and regulators discovered a potential flaw in a pressure switch that could lead to pilots becoming incapacitated. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said airlines and operators should inspect cabin pressure switches, which help ensure there’s sufficient air to breathe as planes …

Bloomberg Air France-KLM has begun negotiations with Boeing Co and Airbus SE on what could be the group’s biggest-ever aircraft order as it seeks to expand low-cost operations and renew part of its main Dutch fleet. The 160 single-aisle planes would be destined for the Transavia discount division and European operations at KLM, a spokesman said. The brands currently operate …

Bloomberg Adani Enterprises Ltd has taken control of Mumbai’s international airport from GVK Group, in a bold bet by billionaire Gautam Adani that travel will stage a rapid recovery after being crushed by the pandemic. The deal for Mumbai International Airport Ltd, India’s second busiest, makes Adani Airport Holdings Ltd the nation’s largest airport infrastructure company, accounting for 25% of …

Bloomberg Porter Airlines Inc plans to order as many as 80 Embraer SA commercial E195-E2 jets as it expands services to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The decision moves the regional carrier squarely onto larger rival Air Canada’s home turf as the airline industry prepares for a surge in travel demand as pandemic restrictions begin to ease. The introduction of jets …

Bloomberg General Electric Co vowed to curb the greenhouse gases produced by the use of its products—including thousands of fossil-fueled turbines and jet engines in operation around the world—in a bid to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The new goal, announced in GE’s annual sustainability report, signals that the industrial giant plans to go beyond an earlier pledge to make …

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc is starting one of the biggest recruitment drives among European airlines, adding 2,000 pilots over the next three years as it plans to grab market share from rivals weakened by the pandemic. Europe’s biggest discount carrier needs pilots to fly its new Boeing Co 737 Max jets, which it began taking last month, Ryanair said. The …

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 …