Aviation

Bloomberg Aimia Inc. is leaving the door open to reaching an agreement with the Air Canada-led group that sought to acquire the company’s Aeroplan rewards program, seeking a sweetened offer from the airline. Aimia said it wants at least $347 million for Aeroplan after the Air Canada group boosted its bid to C$325 million from an initial proposal of C$250 ...

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. burned through less cash than expected in its last quarter as the majority owner of the C Series jetliner, buoyed by rising sales of aircraft parts and rail equipment. Revenue rose in the second quarter and Canada’s largest aerospace company reported a surprise profit, according to a statement. Bombardier also reaffirmed its sales, earnings and cash-flow targets ...

Bloomberg British Airways owner IAG SA’s peak summer season is being spoiled by a combination of air traffic control strikes, exchange-rate swings and a dip in fares on key US routes. IAG shares fell the most in five months on August 3 after walkouts by French controllers pushed its Vueling arm to a wider second-quarter loss following a spate of ...

Bloomberg A second-hand Airbus SE superjumbo will fly for Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA later this month, giving a model once seen as the epitome of luxury a first taste of discount travel. The A380 has been drafted in to operate between London Gatwick airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy hub after the grounding of some of Norwegian’s own Boeing ...

Bloomberg Vietnam’s skies are about to get more crowded. With state-owned Vietnam Airlines JSC and budget carrier VietJet Aviation JSC serving one of the world’s busiest routes, property developer FLC Group JSC wants a piece of the action with a new airline, operating 37 routes in the country after its inaugural flight in October. Called Bamboo Airways, the new airline ...

Bloomberg Multiple people were injured after an emergency landing by Grupo Aeromexico SAB aircraft but no one died, a state official said, contradicting a report of eight fatalities. Many passengers left on foot from the scene of the accident in Durango, Mexico, said Israel Solano, a state civil protection official, in an interview with broadcaster TV Azteca. The Televisa network ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG reassured investors that cost cuts and higher fares will help it reach full-year targets after disruption from storms and air traffic control strikes hurt second-quarter earnings. The shares rose the most in 21 months after Lufthansa reported profit that fell less than analysts had feared, despite a rising fuel bill and increased expenses from integrating parts ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong Airlines’ plans to sell almost a third of its stock has been held up after the sudden death of a top executive at HNA Group Co., one of the carrier’s biggest shareholders, according to a person familiar with the matter. The death of HNA co-Chairman Wang Jian from an accident in France in early July has halted ...

Bloomberg IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, fell to the lowest in 16 months as rising fuel prices and a weaker rupee led to its worst-ever quarterly profit in a fiercely-competitive market. The carrier, operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., said net income dropped 97 percent to 278 million rupees ($4 million) in the three months through June, its worst quarterly result since ...

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc’s labour crisis deepened as pilots in Germany voted to strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. Crews could walk out at 24 hours’ notice after more than 96 percent of respondents backed industrial action in a poll, the Vereinigung Cockpit union said. It set an August 6 deadline for the discount carrier to avoid disruption ...