Aviation

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of measles that has infected three workers at the city’s airport. The trio, employees at the Hong Kong International Airport, each developed a rash last week, according to a government statement. Another two cases were announced on Saturday, one involving a man working for an airline and the other, a …

Bloomberg The grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max after a second crash is poised to start percolating through major US economic indicators ranging from international trade to durable goods, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. For now, the issues affecting the aircraft probably won’t have a short-run impact on gross domestic product because production continues, but they will affect the composition …

Bloomberg Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s reliance on the fuel-saving Boeing Co 737 Max to underpin its ultra low-cost trans-Atlantic strategy has exposed the loss-making carrier as the most vulnerable in Europe to the worldwide grounding of the plane. Norwegian was among the earliest adopters of the new narrow-body, using its extra range to launch services on Europe-US routes traditionally dominated …

Bloomberg President Donald Trump named former airline executive Stephen Dickson to run the Federal Aviation Administration as the agency faces scrutiny for its role in approving the Boeing Co 737 Max for service before two fatal crashes of the jetliner. The FAA administrator job has been vacant since Michael Huerta, who had been appointed by President Barack Obama, stepped down …

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is doubling down on mining customer data. The airline is logging the travel habits of lucrative business-class flyers, such as when they want their seat laid flat, in a bid to individually tailor flights for them, Chief Executive Officer Rupert Hogg said in an interview in Singapore. Cathay seeks to track 23 categories of behaviour …

Bloomberg China is looking at excluding Boeing Co’s troubled 737 Max jet from a list of American exports it would buy as part of a trade deal with the US, people familiar with the matter said. Boeing jets were featured on a draft list of American products China would buy to reduce its trade surplus with the US, the people …

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc will continue to pursue a takeover of Alitalia SpA’s operations after a potential partner dropped out, leaving the Italian government with only one industry suitor willing to take the unprofitable flag carrier off its hands. The US airline said it was continuing discussions with state-controlled railway Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA about taking a stake …

Bloomberg British Airways unveiled the business-class seat it’s counting on to fend off Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd and other rivals in markets including London-to-New York, the world’s most lucrative route for corporate travel. The “Club Suite” will transform into a flat bed, a feature now standard after BA introduced it in the 1990s, but will also come with a door, …

Bloomberg FAA employees warned as early as seven years ago that Boeing Co. had too much sway over safety approvals of new aircraft, prompting an investigation by Department of Transportation auditors who confirmed the agency hadn’t done enough to “hold Boeing accountable.” The 2012 investigation also found that discord over Boeing’s treatment had created a “negative work environment” among Federal …

Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd. said it will miss a bond interest payment and grounded more planes as lenders work on a plan to restructure the cashed-strapped carrier’s debt. It’s delaying a payment due on March 19 “owing to temporary liquidity constraints,” the company said in an exchange filing. The airline has been forced to ground planes as negotiations between …