Aviation

Bloomberg More than 5,000 passengers are stranded at Japan’s Narita international airport as highways were closed off and train services were suspended after a powerful typhoon hit the nation’s capital. That number was expected to rise until the last flight arrived at about 11 pm, with no notice so far from the rail and highway operators on when services and ...

Bloomberg Air France-KLM shares dropped the most in six months after the Franco-Dutch carrier said last-minute demand in the crucial summer season has been disappointing. “Close-in bookings in the peak travel period are weaker than foreseen in view of softening macro-economic environment,” the Paris-based airline said in a statement on its August figures on Monday. The shares fell as much ...

Bloomberg The head of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats suggested a levy on flights could be introduced to encourage travellers to use less polluting means of transport and help tackle climate change. Rail travel must be made cheaper, possibly by cutting sales tax on train tickets, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party, said in an interview with ARD ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co suspended testing of its 777X aircraft after a cargo door failed in a ground stress test, Reuters reported, citing a statement from a company spokesman. “During final load testing on the 777X static test airplane, the team encountered an issue that required suspension of the test,” Reuters quoted the spokesman as saying. The setback occurred last week, ...

Bloomberg Aviation executives are increasingly worried that a widening split between regulators in the US and Europe will extend the grounding of Boeing Co’s 737 Max, sowing confusion and fear as officials work to approve the resumption of commercial flights after two deadly crashes. Sounding the alarm over the increasingly tenuous alliance were Aengus Kelly, who heads the largest global ...

Bloomberg The ground staff of Air France-KLM’s Dutch arm cancelled their plan to strike work on Sunday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest travel hubs, after KLM indicated willingness to redress their grievances, FNV union said in a statement on its website. “KLM has until the end of next week to come to an agreement on the most ...

Bloomberg Julio Gomez has flown the MD-80 for his entire 20-year career at American Airlines. But he can’t bring himself to make that final trip into the New Mexico desert. “I just cannot take that airplane to its grave,” Gomez, 52, said of the iconic jets’ retirement flights. “It’s just too heartbreaking.” The retirements mark the end of an era ...

Bloomberg British Airways is preparing to cancel nearly all its flights on Monday and Tuesday after pilots vowed to strike following a breakdown in talks over a new contract, according to a person familiar with the matter. The UK carrier will scrap both short and long-haul destinations, said the person, who asked not be named because the information isn’t public. ...

Bloomberg Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp got a boost for its long-delayed SpaceJet regional aircraft, as Mesa Air Group Inc signed a pact to negotiate a potential 100-plane deal. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) calls for Mitsubishi and Mesa to discuss terms for a firm order of 50 SpaceJet M100 planes with purchase options for 50 more. Deliveries would begin in 2024, ...

Bloomberg UK citizens are learning to live with uncertainty surrounding Brexit and making travel plans without worrying too much about the future, according to the head of EasyJet Plc, Britain’s biggest low-cost airline. “If a situation continues for an extended period of time it becomes the new normal,” Chief Executive Officer Johan Lundgren said in a Bloomberg TV interview. “I ...