Aviation

Bloomberg Martin Kingston resigned as a director of South African Airways as the state-owned airline’s administrator scrambles for cash to keep it going. “There is no need for me to be on the board given the appointment of the Business Rescue Practioners,” Kingston, the executive chairman of Rothschild & Cos South African unit, said. The loss-making carrier has been under ...

Bloomberg Internal emails from Boeing Co employees could strengthen the legal case for families claiming the company’s push to minimise the training needed for new 737 Max aircraft contributed to two crashes that killed 346 people. Employees bragged about fooling the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) into thinking pilots who’d flown older 737 models would need only computer training to fly ...

Bloomberg UK carrier Flybe’s struggle for survival has highlighted a key issue facing countries as they move towards more sustainable forms of transport: very often the alternatives to aviation just aren’t there. The collapse of Britain’s biggest domestic carrier would have cut carbon emissions at a stroke. But faced with a lack of viable rail links to the often far-flung ...

Bloomberg A Delta Air Lines Inc jet dumped fuel over schools in Los Angeles, causing skin irritations and breathing problems for 67 children and adults, after an engine problem forced the plane to turn around shortly after takeoff. The injuries were minor and nobody was taken to hospitals, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) said in a statement. The ...

Bloomberg London’s Heathrow airport has deployed a system designed to block drones entering its airspace following a string of recent attempts that threatened Europe’s busiest travel hub. The airport, classified as a flight restriction zone by authorities, is now using a product manufactured by France’s Thales SA to detect and identify drones. The French company declined on Tuesday to detail ...

Bloomberg Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup JSC is abandoning plans to launch Vinpearl Air so it can focus on other businesses, including electric vehicle manufacturing. “The aviation market of Vietnam has a lot of potential and is developing strongly, but it also has large companies already in operation,” Vingroup Vice Chairman Nguyen Viet Quang said in an email statement. “Vingroup’s strong investment ...

Bloomberg With UK airline Flybe Group Plc teetering on the brink of collapse, prime minister Boris Johnson faces a dilemma. Should the government stick to its long-held policy and let market forces take their course, or step in and help Flybe owners including Virgin Atlantic Airways and private-equity firm Cyrus Capital with a rescue? The decision would normally be a ...

Bloomberg UK regional airline Flybe Group Plc is in crunch talks with the British government for emergency financing, less than a year after a group fronted by Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd stepped in to rescue the unprofitable carrier, Sky News reported. EY is on standby to handle any potential liquidation, according to the report, which cited unidentified aviation industry sources. ...

Bloomberg The opening gambits by Boeing Co’s new boss show the risks Dave Calhoun is willing to take to reset the deeply troubled planemaker. Calhoun, who officially took charge on Monday, pushed to release humiliating internal messages last week even though they may darken public perception for years to come — with Boeing’s own employees suggesting rot in a once-vaunted ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co employees expressed alarm with the 737 Max and the flight simulators used to train pilots on the new jetliner while also mocking senior managers and regulators, in a trove of messages released by the manufacturer. “This airplane is designed by clowns, who in turn are supervised by monkeys,” said one company pilot in messages to a colleague ...