Aviation

Bloomberg Pratt & Whitney is investigating incidents of excessive vibration in its engines that power Airbus SE’s A320neo aircraft, the latest in a series of problems that have plagued the new turbine, according to people familiar with the matter. The US manufacturer, a unit of Farmington, Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp., has yet to identify the cause and is assessing if ...

Bloomberg AirAsia Group Bhd.’s planned foray into China for a wider regional footprint suffered a setback after Southeast Asia’s largest budget airline failed to secure a deal with its local partners to tap the world’s second-biggest aviation market. A preliminary agreement signed last year for a venture with China Everbright Group and the Henan government has lapsed and won’t be ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE said it will help Chinese authorities investigate an incident in Shenzhen this week, when the crew of an A320 commercial jet requested emergency landing after reporting troubles, and later found the two nose wheels missing. Capital Airlines flight JD5759 from Beijing, with 166 aboard, encountered severe wind shear while attempting to land in Macau on Aug. 28, ...

Bloomberg Welcome to Brazil and fasten your seat belt, Norwegian Air. The European carrier has won approval from the Brazilian government to begin flying in the country, expanding its network of discount trans-Atlantic flights to South America. But the airline will face mounting regulation that could work against its no-frills model. Brazil’s Senate approved a bill on August 8 prohibiting ...

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc is shifting its pilots based in mainland Europe to Austrian and German licenses in an effort to minimise the potential fall-out from a no-deal Brexit. The 1,400 affected will be moved to licenses issued by Austria from November, an official at the Luton, England-based carrier said. German crew will be registered locally, while British pilots operating in ...

Bloomberg The $30 bag fee is gaining traction across US airlines as summer travel winds down and carriers look to boost revenue to offset higher fuel prices. United Continental Holdings Inc. increased the charge for passengers’ first checked bag by $5 last week, matching a move by JetBlue Airways Corp. earlier in the week. The fee changes apply to United ...

Bloomberg An attempt by United Airlines to duck the sticky issue of Taiwan has invited rebuke from China’s foreign ministry. After China told global carriers earlier this year to tweak their websites and list the separately ruled island as part of China — a directive the White House termed “ Orwellian nonsense” — American airlines are still finding themselves in ...

Bloomberg Kenya Airways (KQ) Plc may hire as many as 100 pilots annually as the company grows its fleet and adds as many as 20 new routes in the next five years, Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Mikosz said. Sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest carrier is facing “significant operational challenges” and needs as many as 70 additional first officers and 50 captains to ...

Bloomberg HNA Group Co.’s minority stake in airline Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. is drawing interest from potential bidders as the Chinese conglomerate offloads non-core assets to reduce debt, according to people familiar with the matter. The approximately 20 percent stake could attract bids from existing shareholders in the company as well as other airlines and investment funds if HNA decides ...

Bloomberg As airport time killers, the race for novel concessions inside the terminal is becoming more, well, playful. Especially when it comes to mollifying less-than-happy passengers. Last month, the first US airport video game lounges opened with three dozen Microsoft Corp. XBox rigs at Dallas-Fort Worth International, while John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is hosting the first ...