Aviation

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd is offering unlimited flights for a year among a pool of prizes for people who’ve had Covid-19 shots, the biggest incentive yet from an Australian business in a bid to accelerate the country’s sluggish vaccination rollout. Giving details about the program on Monday, Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce said 10 “mega prizes” would give families of …

Bloomberg The US will have a busy vacation season this summer as cities make a strong comeback, according to Stephen Kaufer, chief executive officer of TripAdvisor Inc. “Now we have a lot more activities all around the country, and it’s not just outdoors. The cities are making a very real comeback,” Kaufer said on CBS’s “Face the Nation”. Hotel searches …

Bloomberg Boeing Co has halted deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner just two months after restarting them as the company works to get regulatory approval for its plan to resolve previously disclosed quality issues. The planemaker is providing the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with added analysis and documentation of proposed fixes for undelivered jets, according to a company statement. The …

Bloomberg US aviation officials urged flight crews operating over Belarus to exercise “extreme caution,” but stopped short of a ban on overflights of the region. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a so-called notice to airmen in the wake of the forced diversion of an airliner carrying a political opponent of that nation’s government. The European Union’s air-safety regulator advised …

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd is considering giving free flight vouchers or air miles to people who’ve had Covid-19 shots, joining a growing list of businesses offering vaccination incentives to kick-start global travel. While details haven’t been finalised, fully inoculated Qantas frequent fliers might also be offered free loyalty status credits, Qantas said in a statement. The program is due to …

Bloomberg Myanmar suspended some domestic flights and imposed restrictions in some townships to fight a surge in Covid cases in the past two days, the Ministry of Health and Sports said. Domestic flights between the commercial capital, Yangon, and at least five cities will be suspended for at least two weeks beginning from May 29. Myanmar Airways International-Air KBZ Group, …

Bloomberg Indonesia’s flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia confirmed it is taking steps to restructure its debt and revamp its business in order to stay afloat amid the pandemic. The airline is negotiating terms with plane lessors and is talking with banks and business partners to restructure its loans, according to a stock exchange filing submitted. The coronavirus outbreak has forced …

Bloomberg Mexico’s aviation-safety ranking has been downgraded by the US, prohibiting an expansion of flights from the nation’s carriers to its northern neighbor. The move by the Federal Aviation Administration is a symbolic blow to Mexico at a time when it has become by far the biggest international market with the US and may force an end to business agreements …

Bloomberg The European Union’s air-safety regulator told airlines to avoid flying over Belarus, saying the diversion of a Ryanair Holdings Plc flight raised doubts about the Eastern European nation’s respect for international aviation rules. The safety bulletin issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) unifies the region after several of its member states and the UK issued similar …

Bloomberg US airlines rose as the country’s three biggest carriers said a travel rebound is gaining steam, with United Airlines Holdings Inc and Delta Air Lines Inc heading for the highest closing price in about six weeks. The pace of recovery has been faster than expected, Delta President Glen Hauenstein said. United predicted it would turn a profit before certain …