Aviation

Bloomberg New Jersey lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a jet-fuel tax that would force United Continental Holdings Inc. to pay for expanded passenger rail at Newark Liberty International Airport. Airlines are exempt from the state’s gross-receipts tax on petroleum products, with the exception of the fuel used during taxiing and take-off. A bill approved by the Senate budget committee would ...

Bloomberg South African Airways is making progress with its plan to reach profitability in the next three years, even it faces challenges such as a jump in fuel prices, Chief Executive Officer Vuyani Jarana said in an interview. Jarana said he expects losses until the company can break even or achieve profitability at the end of the 2021 financial year ...

Bloomberg The board of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has started looking for someone who might be able to replace Bjorn Kjos as chief executive officer when the 72-year-old steps down, according to a report in Nettavisen. Nettavisen said Kjos feels he has been running on “overtime” and that he hopes he won’t still be CEO three years from now. Potential ...

Bloomberg India’s prime minister is facing allegations his administration acted improperly on a multi-billion dollar warplane contract with France, keeping alive a controversial issue that could dent the ruling party’s reputation as it heads to elections next year. Francois Hollande was president when Indian PM Narendra Modi visited France and signed an $8.7 billion deal for Dassault Aviation Rafale aircraft ...

Bloomberg Pilots operating a Jet Airways India Ltd. flight forgot to turn on a switch that maintains optimal pressure in the cabin during ascent, causing injuries to some aboard. About 30 of the 166 passengers aboard the Boeing Co. 737 aircraft from Mumbai to Jaipur suffered bleeding in their noses, and a few in their ears, forcing the plane to ...

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. took delivery of the Airbus SE A350-900 ultra long range aircraft to start a non-stop service to New York, a journey of about 19 hours that will become the world’s longest. The first commercial flight between Singapore and Newark Liberty International Airport will be on October 11, Singapore Air said in a statement. This is the ...

Bloomberg Serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman is determined to make his next carrier stand out in a market where rivals large and small shoehorn budget-minded travellers into cramped cabins. His proposed low-cost airline, with the working name Moxy, plans to offer passengers novel ways to customise their experience: from legroom to food to price. The founder of JetBlue Airways Corp. ...

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. became the last of the three largest US carriers to boost its fee for a first- or second- checked bag by $5. The change, effective for tickets purchased starting from September 21, puts the charge for a first bag at $30 and $40 for a second. United Continental Holdings Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE needs at least another year to get production of its A320neo back on track and stabilise deliveries following manufacturing and design snags at its engine suppliers, according to a senior executive. The plane maker was forced to adjust the timing of its A320neo handovers at the start of 2018 after a fault was uncovered with Pratt & ...

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. would consider barring passengers from changing nonrefundable tickets if Congress limits what carriers can charge for the adjustments, Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker said. “That non-refundable ticket is of value to us,” Parker told reporters after speaking to a business group in Irving, Texas. “We knew that seat was going to be filled. It allowed ...