Aviation

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates cabin crew has been named World’s Leading Cabin Crew 2019 at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony. The event marked the culmination of the WTA’s annual search for the finest travel and tourism organisations in the world, where winners of its six regional ceremonies compete for the coveted world titles. Emirates also ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. executives met this week with pilots, flight attendants and industry consultants to build confidence in changes to the 737 Max jetliner, which has been grounded since March after two fatal crashes. The planemaker said it’s confident that finalised software updates will win regulatory approval, said John Goglia, a former US safety official and airline mechanic who attended ...

Bloomberg South Africa’s government has hired a veteran business-rescue specialist to take charge of the state-owned airline in a renewed attempt to restore it to financial health and remove a burden on the nation’s finances. Les Matuson and his team at Johannesburg-based Matuson & Associates will get 4 billion rand ($273 million) in working capital from creditors and the government ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong Airlines Ltd. averted becoming the first carrier to collapse in the city in more than a decade after the local licensing authority said it won’t take further action against the embattled company on certain conditions. To keep its license, the airline must ensure it has a cash injection at a level determined by Air Transport Licensing Authority, ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE needs to almost double jetliner deliveries next month to meet its target for full-year handovers, setting up a race to accelerate production over coming weeks. The European planemaker has handed over 77 planes in November, the same number as in October, according to a statement. That leaves the company 135 aircraft shy of its 12-month target of ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s 737 Max could be cleared to fly by early February in Canada as regulators work with their counterparts in the US and Europe to re-certify the grounded jet, according to head of Canada’s second-biggest airline. Regulators are on track to lift the flying ban worldwide early in 2020, Ed Sims, chief executive officer of WestJet Airlines Ltd., ...

Bloomberg In a small step towards returning Boeing Co.’s 737 Max to service, US regulators are revising requirements for how airlines must operate the plane if equipment breaks down. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued proposed new rules for airline operations on the Max that adapt to the fixes being finalised for the grounded jetliner. The public has 30 ...

Bloomberg Senior Plc, a supplier to Boeing Co. and Daimler AG, is exploring a sale of its aerostructure unit, according to people familiar with the matter. The British aerospace and automotive company is working with adviser Lazard Ltd. on the potential divestment, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Senior is reaching out ...

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 ...