Aviation

  Bloomberg British Airways (BA) is rolling out technology that will allow passengers to go through boarding gates at its main London Heathrow Airport hub using facial recognition. Biometric devices at the main security-screening area in Terminal 5 capture a traveler’s features along with the boarding pass, and then a facial scan at the gate verifies the person’s identity, allowing ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways Engineering become the first organisation in the Middle East to be granted with a Part21G Production Organisation Approval (POA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). With the new approval Etihad Airways Engineering is now entitled to manufacture interior parts such as seat covers, carpets, curtains, decals and markings alongside composite and ...

  Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines Bhd. plans to seal deals for as many as 42 wide-body jets over the next few months as the unprofitable carrier seeks to rebuild its long-haul network following a surge in demand. Terms should be agreed in the next six to eight weeks for the lease of up to a dozen used Airbus Group SE A330 ...

  Bloomberg China Southern Airlines Co., Asia’s biggest carrier by passengers, is in advanced talks to sell a stake to American Airlines Group Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The negotiations focus on an investment of about $200 million by Fort Worth, Texas-based American in China Southern’s Hong Kong-listed shares, said the people, asking not to be identified ...

  Bloomberg Emirates aims to let passengers take their laptops past security gates at Dubai International Airport and collect the devices only before boarding as the world’s largest international carrier seeks to minimize the impact of an electronics ban on routes to the US. The state-owned carrier is planning to permit devices affected by the ban within the security perimeter ...

  DALLAS / AP A new security measure banning many electronic devices on flights from 10 mostly Muslim countries is leading travellers to reconsider their plans to fly through some airports in the Middle East and Africa. Paula Berger, an energy-company manager, and a co-worker have tickets to fly from the US through Dubai to Hyderabad, India, where her company ...

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  Bloomberg Middle Eastern airlines came under renewed pressure from President Donald Trump after the federal government barred passengers from carrying large electronic devices onto US-bound flights for security reasons. The ban concerns services from cities including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Cairo and Istanbul, and could impact about 50 flights a day, with analysts predicting check-in delays as airports grapple ...

  Bloomberg British Airways will hand staff 400 pounds ($496) and a free return flight to help make up for missed bonus payments. The payout, detailed in a letter to workers seen by Bloomberg and confirmed by BA, will be made to all UK employees. Staff were due to receive only a fraction of their standard bonus because earnings fell ...

  CANBERRA / AP Five Regional Express Airlines passenger planes had been grounded as a precaution after a near disaster in which a propeller fell off an airliner as it approached Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said on Monday. A Saab 340 carrying 19 passengers and crew landed safely in Sydney on Friday after one its two propellers fell off ...