Aviation

Bloomberg EgyptAir Airlines Co. is poised to expand its fleet with a flurry of deals for long-range and short-haul aircraft, including a $1.1 billion order for Bombardier Inc’s C Series jets, people familiar with the matter said. The Cairo-based company was expected to announce a firm order for 12 CS300 jets as early as Tuesday at the Dubai Airshow, said ...

Bloomberg Michael O’Leary built Ryanair Holdings Plc into Europe’s most valuable airline by being cheap, right down to charging pilots for coffee on their own flights. Now those aviators are pushing back. A group of disgruntled flight crew is demanding more pay, better conditions and the ability to bargain collectively across Europe. They’re emboldened by rising demand for pilots at ...

Bloomberg The press release was printed, the media invited, the first dignitaries began filing into the room. Such was the scene on the first day of the Dubai Airshow, when Airbus SE had planned to unveil a keenly awaited lifeline for its A380 super jumbos from the aircraft’s biggest fan: Emirates. Instead: nothing. In fact, worse than nothing. An initial ...

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Ltd.’s court-ordered reinstatement of its former finance director threatens to undermine the newly appointed chief executive officer’s bid to overhaul the debt-laden carrier. Alex Mbugua, who was dismissed in January 2016, won a High Court bid to be allowed to return to work or be paid three years’ salary plus compensation. His reinstatement was ordered four days ...

Bloomberg VietJet Aviation JSC plans to expand its fleet to include wide-body jets as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier considers California as its first US destination starting about 2019. Vietnam’s biggest private airline would use the larger aircraft to begin the route after the US Federal Aviation Administration grants Vietnam airlines permission to fly to America, said Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, ...

Bloomberg Emirates, which operates the world’s biggest fleet of long-haul aircraft, threw its weight behind the future of first-class travel, pouring millions into an upgrade of the ultra-luxury category on its Boeing 777 aircraft even as other carriers dispense of the biggest berths. President Tim Clark showcased the new design on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show, with ...

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways is losing its decades-old membership of Hong Kong’s benchmark equity gauge as the city’s flagship carrier struggles to revive earnings. The airline will be dropped along with Kunlun Energy Co. as part of Hang Seng Indexes Co.’s quarterly review. Country Garden Holdings Co., a Chinese property developer, and Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., an Apple Inc. ...

Bloomberg The first Airbus SE superjumbo to exit service will be stored minus its engines at a French airfield as its owner seeks a new operator for a plane that while still relatively young in industry terms has fallen out of favour with airlines. The A380 will be returned to leasing firm Dr. Peters after 10 years of service with ...

Bloomberg Eager to show he can narrow the trade gap with China and create jobs at home, US President Donald Trump touted an order for 300 Boeing Co. planes. Yet the bulk of the deal announced in Beijing was old news. The order, with a list value of $37 billion before customary discounts, consists mostly of previous agreements, officials with ...

Bloomberg Vietnam Airlines Corp. will offer more shares to foreign investors, including possibly another airline, as it prepares a listing on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange next year and the government plans to cut its holdings to 51 percent. The carrier—which sold an 8.8 percent stake to ANA Holdings Inc. last year for $108 million—is discussing the sale ...