Aviation

Bloomberg Turkey’s TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS will bid for the Istanbul unit of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd if a stake in the operator of Turkey’s second-biggest airport is put up for sale. TAV is ‘definitely interested’ in looking at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport should requests for proposals be made, Chief Executive Officer Sani Sener told reporters. Malaysia Airports plans to ...

Bloomberg Vistara, Singapore Airlines Ltd.’s Indian venture that operates an all-Airbus fleet, is seeking to recruit pilots trained on Boeing Co. aircraft, people familiar with the matter said. The airline is hiring first officers with at least 750 hours of experience flying Boeing aircraft, according to a letter the New Delhi-based airline sent to pilots, the people said, asking not ...

Bloomberg India’s aviation regulator wants senior pilots to provide at least a year’s notice before changing jobs, a move aimed at stemming exits that sometimes force airlines to scrap flights at the last minute. The proposed rules, if implemented, would affect experienced pilots who often move to foreign carriers lured by higher salaries. The draft measures, doubling the period to ...

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc upgraded an order for 30 Airbus SE narrow-body aircraft to the biggest A321 variant in a bet that fare declines are set to ease after pushing it to record winter losses. The switch marks EasyJet’s first deal for the new plane, which has 49 more seats than the A320 model, previously the largest in its fleet. Deliveries ...

Bloomberg Britain’s next government should appoint a commission tasked with choosing the locations for two new runways serving southeast England, the Institute of Directors said. With London Heathrow airport’s third landing strip not due to be completed until 2028 and Gatwick, south of the capital, filling up fast, the commission should be given only a year to determine the best ...

Dubai / Reuters The naming of a new boss at Etihad Airways presents the Gulf carrier with an opportunity to rethink its expansion strategy after the failure of minority-owned Alitalia underlined the big barriers to global growth. Ray Gammell was appointed interim CEO this week, days after Alitalia sought bankruptcy protection with $3.3 billion (£2.5 billion) of debt. He replaces ...

Bloomberg Aimia Inc., operator of loyalty programme Aeroplan, plunged as much as 65 percent after Air Canada said it will cut ties with the company in 2020 and launch its own rewards plan. The shares dropped 57 percent to C$3.88 in Toronto after earlier falling to C$3.13 in the biggest intraday decline since they started trading in 2005. Air Canada ...

Bloomberg US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly will meet with European Commission officials in Brussels next week to discuss prohibiting passengers bound for America from carrying laptops and other electronic devices in airliner cabins. Kelly talked with European commissioners Dimitris Avramopoulos and Violeta Bulc. Even though European airports and airlines are preparing for a ban, no action has been announced ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Saturday announced the appointment of Ali Ghanim Hadi as its new country manager for Sudan. Based at the airline’s Khartoum office, Hadi will be responsible for leading Etihad Airways’ commercial operations in Sudan, one of the airline’s longest-established markets. With over four years ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. resumed flights of its new 737 Max jetliners on a limited basis Friday, setting the stage for the first commercial delivery after a potential engine flaw temporarily grounded the single-aisle aircraft. Regulators cleared the planes to fly as long as they’re powered by spare engines that don’t include the possibly defective part, Boeing spokesman Doug Alder said. ...