Aviation

Bloomberg Vistara, the Indian affiliate of Singapore Airlines Ltd, will become the country’s first carrier to offer in-flight Wi-Fi and streaming services on its new Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners, in what could boost its ambitions as a premium airline in one of the world’s busiest markets. Passengers will be able to access sites like Facebook and messaging service WhatsApp, as …

Bloomberg With just one business left, Bombardier Inc has officially declared its selling spree over. The Montreal-based company, which once made everything from snowmobiles to commercial aircraft, will focus solely on corporate jets following its announcement of two separate deals to sell off parts of its business in less than a week. And with the proceeds earmarked towards reducing a …

Bloomberg Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways expects to buy 12 Boeing Co. 777X jumbo jets in the second quarter, according to chairman Trinh Van Quyet, in what would be a multi-billion-dollar boost for the US planemaker after it failed to win a single order for any of its aircraft in January. A deal that size would be valued at almost $5 billion …

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd will cut more flights across its global network through May as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus discourages people from travelling. The carrier and its SilkAir unit will reduce flights to cities including New York, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Sydney, according to a statement on its website on Tuesday. The company warned that it faces “significant” …

Bloomberg China’s aviation market, projected to overtake the US this decade and become the world’s biggest, has shrunk to such an extent due to the coronavirus outbreak that it’s fallen from third to 25th, behind Portugal. Airlines have slashed capacity because of the epidemic centred in Hubei province, leaving the industry reeling. About 1.7 million seats — almost 80% of …

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, among the most high-profile corporate casualties of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, is turning into one of the most impacted airlines from the novel coronavirus outbreak. First-half financial results will be “significantly down” from a year earlier, Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Ronald Lam said in a statement. The airline and Cathay Dragon …

Bloomberg Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines scrapped a decision to reject payments in the local currency, hours after the nation’s president warned against the move and questioned its legality. As backlash mounted, the airline 99% owned by the central bank, reversed the announcement to accept payments only in foreign currency, according to its spokeswoman. The company will hold meetings to discuss …

Bloomberg The giants of aviation left the Singapore Airshow with little to brag about, but someone ended up with one of the hottest deals in town: a couple of boxes of hand sanitisers. Alarm over the novel coronavirus outbreak has led to panic-buying of unlikely hot commodities, from toilet paper and instant noodles to soap, which people have been using …

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc wants to establish Seattle as an international gateway for westward flights to India and other locations, with help from a reinvigorated partnership with Alaska Air Group Inc. Nonstop service will begin in October between Seattle and Bangalore, India, the most requested route by big corporate customers, the airlines said in a statement. American expects to …

Bloomberg Avianca Holdings SA shares fell the most in a month after the airline’s offices were searched by Colombian authorities as part of a bribery investigation. Colombia’s Attorney General’s office is investigating bribery claims related to the company’s former practice of giving free and discounted tickets to officials from Central American governments, according to a spokesperson for the office. Investigators …