Aviation

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. are offering free flights for immigrant families detained and separated under President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” crackdown on illegal border crossings. The airlines are providing vouchers for one-way domestic service so that parents and children that have been released can travel to sponsors or relatives in the US. A federal court ...

Bloomberg US airlines plan to comply with a Chinese government demand that they revise their website identifications of Taiwan to reflect China’s claim on the island territory, said a person familiar with the discussions. The US carriers affected by the mandate — American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., United Continental Holdings Inc., and Hawaiian Holdings Inc. — will ...

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc is pulling a fifth of its planes from its Dublin base this winter as the budget carrier moves to counter intensifying labor unrest causing flight disruptions across Europe. The airline said it will cut its Irish fleet by a fifth to 24 aircraft for winter 2018, blaming pilot walkouts for hurting bookings, air fares and consumer ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. investors can bank on the planemaker for another stellar quarter. Strong deliveries in the second quarter, several strategic deals and a stable cash flow has ensured big returns for Boeing shareholders over the past year, with the stock gaining nearly 67 percent, compared to a 14 percent bump for the rest of the market. While intensifying concerns ...

Bloomberg Labour strife is starting to weigh on Ryanair Holdings Plc, and the conflict looks set to deepen. The discount airline posted a 20 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Monday, and warned that walkouts by trade unions, along with regional air traffic-control strikes, are making customers wary of booking trips. While the carrier was able to accommodate passengers whose ...

Bloomberg The world’s largest passenger jet is finally getting a second life. On August 1 a 10-year-old, Airbus SE A380 formerly flown by Singapore Airlines will enter service with a new carrier, said Paulo Mirpuri, chief executive officer of aircraft lessor Hi Fly. He said he has two candidates interested in flying the refurbished, 471-seat, jumbo jet: a large European ...

Bloomberg Nigeria revealed plans for a new national airline and said a majority stake could be available to an overseas backer as it seeks know-how and cash to help the startup avoid the fate of former flag carriers. The West African state has no cap on overseas ownership of its airlines and would be prepared to offer more than 50 ...

Bloomberg Saab AB, maker of the Gripen warplane, said it’s interested in joining a UK-led project to develop a cutting-edge combat aircraft that would be a mainstay of defense programs in two decades time. While Saab is also evaluating a rival Franco-German fighter plan, the Tempest programme funded by Britain’s Ministry of Defence and including BAE Systems Plc and Rolls-Royce ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE managed to stave off a devastating blow to its struggling A330neo widebody program from chief rival Boeing Co., securing a commitment for 34 more planes from the aircraft’s biggest customer, AirAsia Group Bhd. While the $10 billion order from the Malaysian airline’s long-haul arm ranks among the larger deals announced at the Farnborough air show this week, ...

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. said Uganda Airlines signed a firm order for four new CRJ900 jets as the East African nation seeks to resuscitate its moribund carrier after two decades. The country also signed a memorandum of understanding for two A330neo, Airbus SE said in a statement on its website, without providing cost details. “Based on the list price for the ...