Aviation

Bloomberg Airbus SE reached an agreement to settle long-running bribery investigations in the UK, France and the US in a deal that could cost the European airplane manufacturer in the range of $3 billion. A final agreement could be announced as early as this week, according to people familiar with the matter. The preliminary deal remains subject to approval by ...

Bloomberg The helicopter carrying retired basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others had been cleared to operate in deteriorating weather but not the dense clouds into which it apparently flew shortly before crashing, according to investigators and flight data. The Sikorsky S-76B was flying under air-traffic rules mandating that the pilot maintain visibility with surroundings, but in the final minute ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co has received more than $12 billion of orders for a loan that will help bolster the planemaker’s finances as it grapples with a crisis that’s left its 737 Max grounded since March, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal was expected to be finalised, said one of the people who asked not to be named ...

Bloomberg India further reduced — to $3.3 billion — the amount of debt bidders for Air India Ltd will need to absorb and eased some eligibility requirements, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries once again to sell the national carrier. Expressions of interest are invited by March 17, according to preliminary terms published on Monday. The entire company will be ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co’s newest plane, so big that its wings are hinged, finally rumbled into the skies over the Washington factory complex constructed a half century ago for the original jumbo jet. After a delay on January 24 because of high winds, the jet took off from Boeing Field on Saturday and landed successfully almost four hours later. It’s set ...

Bloomberg Indonesia’s scandal-ridden flag carrier won praise from analysts for its leadership overhaul, with its new CEO getting support from a lieutenant who was among those criticising the airline’s accounting practices. The appointment of Deputy Chief Executive Officer Dony Oskaria, who will help run PT Garuda Indonesia alongside CEO Irfan Setiaputra, raised the expectation the state-backed company will be able ...

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd is preparing to add planes in India to take on rivals in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Vistara, Singapore Air’s Indian joint venture, is considering ordering more 787 Dreamliner jets — whose sticker prices start at about $250 million each — from Boeing Co to add flights to destinations as far away as the ...

Bloomberg European Union merger watchdogs said they stopped the clock on their review of Boeing Co’s tie-up with Brazilian rival Embraer SA for a second time as they demanded yet more details from the jet makers. The move is a re-run of a similar request late last year for data about the deal, which the European Commission has warned could ...

Bloomberg South African Airways (SAA) said “time is of the essence” for the government to provide a pledged cash injection if the loss-making national carrier is to continue flying. The National Treasury agreed last month to give the airline 2 billion rand ($140 million) as part of the terms of its bankruptcy protection, but has yet to follow through. SAA ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa is considering the sale of stock in its jet-aircraft maintenance business to fund the unit’s expansion and help boost the airline group’s market value, according to people familiar with the matter. A partial spinoff of the Technik division to Lufthansa shareholders is also being considered, though an initial public offering of a stake is the more likely ...