Aviation

  Bloomberg United Airlines cancelled Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz’s expected 2018 elevation to chairman and tied compensation more closely to customer service, after a passenger’s forcible removal from a flight sparked a public-relations disaster. Maintaining an independent chairman “is a means to ensure that Mr. Munoz is able to more exclusively focus on his role as chief executive officer,” ...

  Bloomberg Canadian discounter WestJet Airlines Ltd. is arming itself for more fare wars by planning to start an ultra-low-cost carrier to fend off domestic upstarts. Service is expected to begin late this year with a fleet of 10 Boeing Co. 737-800s in ‘high density’ configuration, Calgary-based WestJet said in a statement. The venture will aim to offer “no frills, ...

  Bloomberg Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is looking to display its new regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June as it seeks more overseas orders for Japan’s first passenger jet after delaying the plane’s debut five times. The company is working out details on how it can pull one of four aircraft currently undergoing flight testing in the US ...

  Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines, which lost a wide-body jet with 239 people aboard three years ago in one of history’s most enduring aviation mysteries, has become the first airline to sign an agreement for space-based flight tracking of its aircraft. Malaysia Airlines Bhd. reached a deal with Aireon LLC, SITAONAIR and FlightAware LLC to enable it to monitor the flight ...

  DUBAI / Reuters Lufthansa is in talks with Iran Air to provide catering, maintenance and pilot training as it seeks to take advantage of emerging business opportunities in the country, executives at the German airline group said. Foreign companies have been vying for contracts in Iran since economic sanctions were lifted last year in return for Tehran curbing its ...

  Bloomberg American Airlines pilots will be surveyed about reactions to the carrier’s new uniforms after about 100 reported rashes, itching and other symptoms similar to those experienced by hundreds of flight attendants. Some aviators said recently they had red, swollen eyes and a general ill feeling even though they had been wearing the new clothing since September, according to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways Engineering signed an agreement with Diehl Aerosystems to jointly design, manufacture and install the first serial produced 3D-printed cabin plastic part on an aircraft for one of its customers. Additive manufacturing, commonly referred to as 3D-printing, reduces lead time in design, decreases production costs and enables speedier manufacturing. Etihad Airways Engineering and Diehl ...

  DUBAI / AP Emirates, the Middle East’s biggest airline, said on Wednesday it is cutting flights to the United States because of a drop in demand caused by tougher US security measures and Trump administration attempts to ban travellers from Muslim-majority nations. The decision by the Dubai government-owned carrier is the strongest sign yet that the new measures imposed ...

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia will transfer airports to its sovereign wealth fund by mid-2018, as part of a nationwide privatization drive spurred by low oil prices. Airports will be turned into companies before being handed over to the Public Investment Fund, to help improve accountability, Faisal Al-Sugair, chairman of Saudi Civil Aviation Holding Co., said in a phone interview. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways Engineering (EAE) signed an agreement with Diehl Aerosystems to jointly design, manufacture and install the first serial produced 3D-printed cabin plastic part on an aircraft for one of its customers. Additive manufacturing – commonly referred to as 3D-printing – reduces lead time in design, decreases production cost of and enables speedier manufacturing. Etihad ...