Aviation

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc may have to cut more flights from its summer schedule if the grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jetliner drags on, Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said. It’s possible Ryanair will have none of the narrow-body planes in its fleet for next year’s high season, according O’Leary, who said in a Dublin court that deliveries of ...

Bloomberg SpaceX launched its 19th resupply flight to the International Space Station (ISS), kicking off what promises to be a busy month for the orbiting lab. A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. rocket blasted off in Florida from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket separated, then landed successfully eight minutes later on a drone ...

Bloomberg Saab AB wants control of local manufacturing in India if it beats the likes of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. in the race for the world’s biggest warplane contract. The Swedish manufacturer is in the running to supply 114 Gripen fighters in a deal valued at more than $15 billion as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to modernise ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The festive spirit is in full swing as Emirates prepares to serve 500,000 Christmas meals across all classes to customers travelling on select flights from December 9 to 31. In addition to a delicious festive menu, travellers can also enjoy nostalgic films and holiday treats across all cabin classes on board and on the ground. Emirates ...

Bloomberg Speculation that South African Airways (SAA) is in danger of going under could become self-fulfilling. The national carrier has been given 57 billion rand ($3.9 billion) in bailouts since 1994 and last made a profit in 2011. The company’s already precarious finances took another hit last month when workers staged a week-long strike that grounded a number of flights, ...

Bloomberg United Airlines Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz will hand the reins to President Scott Kirby next year, capping a tenure in which he turned around the perennial laggard. Kirby will take over as CEO in May while Munoz becomes the executive chairman, the carrier said in a statement. Kirby joined United in 2016 after leaving American Airlines Group Inc. ...

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. ordered its first long-range Airbus SE A321neo jets, dealing a new setback to Boeing Co. as the US planemaker struggles through the grounding of its 737 Max. The carrier said it would take 50 of Airbus’s A321XLR jets, with deliveries to begin in 2024 — a year after the model’s planned debut. Valued at $7.1 ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG was hit with a proposed $6.4 million fine by US aviation authorities over accusations that the carrier operated about 600 flights into San Diego and Philadelphia without proper approval. The Federal Aviation Administration said Lufthansa knew it lacked authorisation to fly to the two cities from March 22, 2018, through May 27 of this year, the ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong Airlines Ltd., the city’s only other competitor to Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., is fighting for survival just as the busy Christmas season approaches. The Air Transport Licensing Authority told the carrier that its finances had deteriorated so much that it needs to raise more cash or risk losing its license. The regulator will make a decision by ...

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc cut its traffic outlook by 1 million passengers and said it will close two bases next summer as the grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jetliner further frustrates expansion plans. Europe’s biggest low-cost airline now expects to attract 156 million customers next fiscal year, based on it getting 10 Max aircraft for summer 2020, or half ...