Aviation

Bloomberg The White House released a blistering statement attacking China’s government for a recent demand that US and other airlines change the way they refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in promotional materials. “This is Orwellian nonsense and part of a growing trend by the Chinese Communist Party to impose its political views on American citizens and private companies,’’ ...

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. is cutting ties with two regional affiliates as it seeks to simplify its short-distance operations. The world’s largest carrier won’t renew contracts with ExpressJet and Trans States when they expire in 2019, according to a memo to reservations agents. Their flights will be shifted to other airlines and shouldn’t affect customers, the memo said. The ...

Bloomberg A Southwest Airlines Co. jetliner made an unscheduled landing after a window cracked, two weeks after an accident on a separate plane in which a passenger was partially sucked out of a destroyed window and died. Flight 957 from Chicago-Midway to Newark, New Jersey, didn’t lose cabin pressure as it diverted to Cleveland, Southwest said in a statement. An ...

Bloomberg Construction lights were so bright they were confusing to pilots who tried to land at night in July 2017 when a fatigued Air Canada crew almost struck four aircraft on the ground in San Francisco, according to preliminary reports. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released more than 500 pages of investigative reports, including a video recording of the ...

Bloomberg India’s market regulator is examining the cause for the worst drop in seven months in InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.’s shares before the operator of the nation’s largest airline announced the resignation of its president, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Securities and Exchange Board of India is investigating a 6.1 percent tumble in the stock on April ...

Bloomberg Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is entering the critical summer travel season with a bet that jet fuel prices will recede from 3 1/2-year highs — a position that risks weakening Chief Executive Officer Bjorn Kjos’s hand as he negotiates a potential buyout by the owner of British Airways. The Oslo-based low-cost airline, known for offering $99 flights between Europe ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump praised crew members and passengers of a Southwest Airlines flight for their handling of an emergency landing two weeks ago after an engine exploded. Trump met in the Oval Office with five crew members and five passengers from Flight 1380, saying that they were “some incredible people.” The visit, arranged after the White House contacted the ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is acquiring KLX Inc. for $4.25 billion in an all-cash transaction that includes $1 billion of net debt, as the world’s largest planemaker bolsters a fast-growing new division that offers maintenance, spare parts and other services to airlines. The aircraft maker will pay $63 per share for the purchase that includes KLX’s Aerospace Solutions Group and the ...

Bloomberg London’s Heathrow airport is putting the champagne on ice in anticipation of final approval for the new runway it’s been seeking for decades after a poll showed the plan has the overwhelming backing of lawmakers. The company survey suggests the 16 billion-pound ($22 billion) project is supported by 75 percent of parliamentarians, Chief Executive Officer John Holland-Kaye said on ...

Bloomberg US carriers sank after American Airlines Group Inc. trimmed its profit forecast and Southwest Airlines Co. said ticket sales had slowed after its first passenger fatality. A jump in fuel prices over the last two weeks prompted American to cut its expected earnings for this year because “it takes time to adapt,” Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker said. Southwest ...