Aviation

Shot of crew asleep on airport floor was staged, saysRyanair

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc’s year-long dispute with unions took a bizarre turn with the release of CCTV footage the discount carrier says shows cabin crew staging a photo of them being forced to sleep on the floor at Malaga airport in Spain. The original shot, posted on a Facebook page critical of Ryanair, appeared to depict staff bedded down at ...

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JetBlue sees cheap luxury seats spurring trans-Atlantic travel

Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp. is ready to brag about its premium offerings on potential trans-Atlantic routes, even if it hasn’t yet decided whether to start flying to Europe. If it jumps into one of the world’s busiest markets for business travel, the airline would be betting on replicating the success it’s had on cross-country US flights with its high-end Mint ...

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Gulfstream to boost output of G550 jet

Bloomberg Gulfstream will increase output of the G550 business jet next year as fliers continue to covet one of the oldest models in the company’s lineup. The G550 was the General Dynamics Corp. unit’s longest-range plane until the G650 went on sale about six years ago. Since then, Gulfstream had steadily reduced production of the older jet. “The plane continues ...

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Jet Airways seeks loan moratorium

Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd. has approached banks for a moratorium on loans and asked for fresh funds to ease a cash cru-nch, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, adding to signs the carrier is sliding deeper into trouble. The airline has already gro-unded about a dozen planes as part of a review of its network aimed ...

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Lufthansa weighs options for catering arm sky chefs

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG is exploring options including a sale for LSG Sky Chefs, the catering arm that serves planes, trains and the International Space Station, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The German airline is working with advisers to review the business, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. ...

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Kenya Airways union warns of strike as US flights to start

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc employees threatened to go on strike unless a pay deal is agreed by October 28 — the day the carrier is set to begin direct flights to the US. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union said its officials and airline management held a meeting on October 16 to discuss a counter proposal by the carrier that offered ...

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Boeing creates new unit to focus on futuristic tech

Bloomberg Boeing Co is creating a new unit to focus on technology that’s seemingly straight out of science fiction, including super-fast computing that mimics the synapses of the human brain and hack-proof communications links based on applied quantum physics. So-called neuromorphic processing and quantum communications, two of the futuristic technologies Boeing wants to explore, may seem an odd fit for ...

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Airbus weighs another management shakeup

Bloomberg Airbus SE is preparing for another round of management shakeup, according to people familiar with the matter, after overhauling most of its senior executive lineup. The European planemaker is considering changes in key sales positions that report to new commercial chief Christian Scherer — including several occupied by veterans who worked under longtime sales chief John Leahy, said the ...

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Brexit woes hit share buybacks: Ryanair

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc is putting plans for future share buybacks on hold due to uncertainty surrounding the UK’s proposed exit from the European Union. Europe’s biggest discount carrier completed a 750 million-euro ($863 million) program this month, but doubts over how a so-called Brexit will play out have forced to hold back on further announcements. “It makes very little ...

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Korean Air mulling ‘large order’ for widebody aircraft

Bloomberg Korean Air Lines Co. is considering a “large order” for widebody aircraft as part of a fleet expansion and to replace aging jets with fuel-efficient ones amid rising oil prices. The Seoul-based airline is evaluating twin-aisle airplanes from Airbus SE and Boeing Co., including the A350 and the 777X, President Walter Cho said in a media briefing at an ...

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