Aviation

  Bloomberg The holiday rush has crippled India’s busiest airport in Delhi, with irate passengers complaining on social media about missed flights and serpentine pre-boarding lines. Pictures posted on Twitter showed overcrowding at Delhi International Airport Ltd, with passengers grumbling about long waits for security check and mismanagement by airport staff. The government has even stepped in to help ease ...

  Bloomberg Tata Group-owned Air India Ltd is close to signing a deal with Boeing Co to buy up to 150 737 Max planes, marking the first major aircraft order after the carrier’s privatisation, the Economic Times reported, citing people it did not identify. Air India is likely to place a firm order for 50 737 Max jets with an ...

  Bloomberg Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury warned that European aerospace suppliers are starting to move to the US to escape surging energy costs and urged governments to provide tax breaks to halt the flow. Some German companies, for example in the chemicals sector, have already decided to relocate, while in France there’s more of a “wait and see” ...

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp plan to expand domestic and short-haul international flying next year under a partnership that US antitrust officials are seeking to dissolve. The expansion to 10 new cities, if it goes through as planned, will bring the carriers’ Northeast Alliance to 500 daily departures across New York’s three major airports, and ...

  Bloomberg Thailand reached its target of welcoming 10 million foreign visitors this year, signalling a better-than-expected recovery of its vital tourism sector that was nearly decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The government held events across Thailand, with cultural shows at seven airports and two border checkpoints to celebrate reaching the goal before the end of the year. Officials handed ...

  Bloomberg China Eastern Airlines Corp became the first recipient of the Chinese-made C919 passenger jet, a milestone in the country’s aviation ambitions as it bids to compete with aircraft made by Airbus SE and Boeing Co. The single-aisle plane was delivered to China Eastern at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai and then made a short flight to the city’s ...

Bloomberg Capital A Bhd’s AirAsia Aviation Group plans to start a low-cost airline in Cambodia, as tycoon Tony Fernandes reorganises his network following the collapse of a joint venture in Japan and sale of an India affiliate. The airline aims to begin operations late next year after receiving regulatory approvals, Capital A said in a statement. In a subsequent interview ...

  Bloomberg Airfares will increase around the world next year, by as much as 12% on Europe-Asia routes and 10% for North America-Asia flights, according to American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). Asia, which was slower to lift Covid travel curbs, is set for some of the biggest changes as demand swells, Amex GBT said in its Air Monitor ...

  Bloomberg Britain’s aviation regulator delayed a decision on fee hikes at London Heathrow airport as it evaluates how a UK recession and rising interest rates are likely to impact travel demand. An interim charge of £31.57 ($38) per passenger should be applied from February through the rest of 2023 pending a final ruling on a five-year charging structure, the ...

Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp is walking away from the purchase of carbon offsets for its domestic flights in 2023, instead opting to step up its investment in and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The carrier disclosed the shift as part of a wider commitment to reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from jet fuel by 50% per revenue ton kilometre ...