Aviation

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 ...

BLOOMBERG Boeing Co’s top executive is growing confident the company can soon restore its commercial standing in China, while cautioning about a rocky path ahead as the two superpowers joust over trade and politics. The US manufacturer is working to restart deliveries of the 737 Max, its top source of revenue, in China after a four-year halt. Over that hiatus, ...

BLOOMBERG JetBlue Airways Corp agreed to sell Spirit Airlines Inc’s operations at New York’s LaGuardia Airport to rival carrier Frontier Group Holdings Inc. The deal is contingent upon JetBlue closing a planned $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit, according to a statement. JetBlue had earlier pledged to divest some assets to help secure federal approval of the acquisition, which has been ...

BLOOMBERG Macy’s Inc said earnings will be weaker than previously expected for the full-year, underscoring the uncertainty around US consumer spending through the remainder of 2023. The department-store retailer said it would take markdowns and other measures to address excess spring merchandise in order to meet current consumer demand. It lowered sales guidance to “reflect anticipated macroeconomic impacts to the ...

BLOOMBERG British Airways (BA) was fined $1.1 million by the US Department of Transportation after it determined that the airline had failed to offer passengers timely refunds for canceled flights to and from the US during the Covid-19 pandemic. Customers were unable to submit refund requests on BA’s website from March to November 2020, and were unable to reach customer ...

BLOOMBERG Deutsche Lufthansa AG is about to embark on a tough journey to pull off a quick turnaround of Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways and overcome two decades of constant losses. Lufthansa agreed to buy a minority stake in ITA, and its executives think they can succeed where other managers failed: wringing a profit from the airline that long flew the ...

BLOOMBERG Go Airlines India Ltd plans to raise salaries of captains by 100,000 rupees ($1,211) a month and by 50,000 rupees for first officers as it tries to salvage its operations after filing for insolvency on May 2. The additional pay, which the airline calls a retention allowance, will come into effect on June 1, according to an email to ...