Aviation

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 …

Bloomberg While Europe’s second-tier airlines collapse or wrestle with stretched finances, Wow Air plans to sell shares to the public. The Iceland-based low-cost carrier hired Arion Bank and Arctica Finance to prepare for an initial public offering in 12 to 18 months, it said, when it also published details about a bond issue. The 60 million euros ($70 million) bond, …

Bloomberg Imagine landing at a major airport and the only human official you meet on your way through the terminal is a customs officer. Singapore’s Changi Airport, voted the world’s best for the past six years by Skytrax, is pursuing that goal of extensive automation with such vigour that it built an entire terminal to help test the airport bots …

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and some other airlines resumed services to Hong Kong, a city that was battered over the weekend by a powerful typhoon, forcing the cancellation of almost 900 flights. The city’s flag carrier reported on its website “a gradual return to scheduled flight operations” starting from Monday morning. The Hong Kong International Airport said that passengers …

Bloomberg Airbus SE replaced its head of sales after less than a year, adding to the rapid changeover at the top of the planemaker and highlighting the challenge of filling the shoes of inimitable predecessor John Leahy. Eric Schulz, who joined the European planemaker from Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, will be succeeded by Christian Scherer, 56, an Airbus veteran who has …