Aviation

Bloomberg Emirates is introducing facial recognition technology to shorten passengers’ waits at immigration and check-in counters, a move that comes as the U.S. revives a ban that could complicate air travel from the Middle East. Passengers will be able to upload biometric details such as ‘selfies’ to their smartphones, and use the data to scan through boarding gates and other ...

Bloomberg Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is looking to give travelers with little or no baggage speedier passage through security, responding to checkpoints clogged with an increasing number of passengers loaded with carry-on bags. Beginning in July, the airport will start a trial to streamline processing for passengers with no more than a laptop case, small backpack or handbag, according to a ...

Bloomberg Like its acquisitive parent HNA Group, Hainan Airlines Holding Co. is looking to bolster growth by buying assets on its own outside China, undeterred by potential headwinds posed by regulatory scrutiny of the parent’s overseas deals. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier is exploring airlines and companies along the industry’s “value chain,” President Sun Jianfeng said in an interview, without elaborating. ...

Bloomberg Two and a half years after SpiceJet Ltd was forced to ground its entire fleet on its inability to pay a mere US$2.2 million in fuel bills, the budget airline has become the world’s best-performing airline stock — with US$26 billion in plane orders to boot. The company’s co-founder and Chairman Ajay Singh has played the white knight, injecting ...

Bloomberg Thai Airways International Pcl said it plans to modernize its fleet by replacing almost 30 older aircraft over the next five years, adding to the climbing demand for planes in Asia. The state-run airline is seeking new generation aircraft offering greater comfort and fuel efficiency, and is talking with both Airbus SE and Boeing Co., Chairman Areepong Bhoocha-Oom said ...

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. will find a new supplier to make uniforms for 70,000 employees, following thousands of complaints by flight attendants who said the current outfits were making them ill. The carrier is selecting a new provider and won’t renew its contract with Twin Hill, a unit of Tailored Brands Inc., American said in a letter to employees. ...

PARIS / Reuters The new chief executive of Italy’s defence and aerospace group Leonardo will target the Gulf and Far East as part of an aggressive expansion drive to boost its international presence, according to company and government insiders. After years of cuts to defence budgets that have curbed demand for military equipment, including in Italy, Alessandro Profumo is looking ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. dominated the deal flow at the Paris Air Show, overwhelming rival Airbus SE on the back of Asian demand for the new Max 10, the biggest version of its 737 workhorse. The US planemaker secured orders and expressions of interest (EOI) for more than 500 jets worth as much as $66 billion, compared with Airbus’s tally of ...

PARIS / Reuters Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline, is seeing a return in demand on routes to the United States that it had started to retreat from in May, President Tim Clark said on Wednesday. Emirates announced in April it would cut flights on five US routes from May, blaming travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration for ...

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc won an order from SpiceJet Ltd for as many as 50 turboprop planes worth $1.7 billion as the Indian budget carrier expands its fleet to meet demand for regional air travel. The deal is for 25 Q400 planes, with purchase rights for 25 more, Bombardier said. The deal comes a day after SpiceJet signed an agreement to ...