Aviation

BLOOMBERG  JD.com aims to create seven listed firms with market values of $14 billion apiece, outlining aggressive targets spanning two decades as it wrapped its signature 2023 sales gala with another record haul. Sales volume during its “6.18” June online bargains event, reached an all-time high, the company said in a WeChat post. The summer online sales event, in which ...

BLOOMBERG  Airbus SE is in talks with Grupo Viva Aerobus SAB for a large narrowbody aircraft order that would fuel the Mexican low-cost carrier’s expansion, people familiar with the discussions said. The companies held talks and were expected to announce an accord at the Paris Air Show starting from Monday, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing private ...

BLOOMBERG  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will investigate an incident where the wing of a United Airlines Holdings Inc flight clipped the tail of a Delta Air Lines Inc plane at Boston Logan International airport. The incident occurred while United Flight 369 was taxiing and Delta Flight 1657 was at a holding pad, the FAA said in a ...

BLOOMBERG United Airlines Holdings Inc is offering its pilots a contract with an incremental value in excess of $8 billion over four years, a figure that would make it the richest deal ever for a mainline US carrier. The company is negotiating weekly as it tries to reach a formal agreement with the union, Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said ...

BLOOMBERG JetBlue Airways Corp and American Airlines Group Inc are seeking to keep components of their US Northeast operating alliance intact while winding down other elements, part of a high-stakes antitrust battle playing out in court. The airlines want to keep codeshare and loyalty agreements in place, but are willing to stop joint scheduling and sales, they said in a ...

BLOOMBERG EasyJet Plc cancelled about 100 flights to and from London Gatwick Airport between June 11 and June 12 because of thunderstorms that hit southern England. Flight-tracking site FlightAware showed that EasyJet was the No 1 airline for disruptions, with 70 cancellations and 294 delays on June 11 and 26 cancellations and 181 delays. Gatwick said it canceled 48 outbound ...

BLOOMBERG Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas is in talks for an Airbus SE jet order, according to people familiar with the matter, as airlines in the country bulk up operations to better compete with regional rivals. The carrier may announce an accord with the European planemaker as soon as the Paris Air Show starting early next week, said the people, ...

BLOOMBERG Japan’s two biggest airlines are in advanced talks to buy aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing Co, with announcements possible as soon as the Paris Air Show this month, according to people familiar with the matter. All Nippon Airways (ANA) is looking to place orders for as many as 50 Airbus A321neo jets, said the people, who asked not ...

BLOOMBERG KLM will need to defend its ad campaign promoting climate-friendly flying in court over greenwashing allegations after an Amsterdam judge paved the way for a full trial. The Dutch arm of Air France-KLM’s advertisements “breach EU consumer law standards by creating a false impression that its flights do not contribute to the worsening climate emergency,” environmental campaigners Fossielvrij and ...

BLOOMBERG Boeing Co will delay deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner after uncovering a defective part in recent days, a setback as the planemaker works to meet soaring demand for its long-range aircraft. The flaw may affect about 90 already-built Dreamliners that haven’t yet been delivered, Boeing said, as well as a handful of planes on its final assembly line in ...