Aviation

  Bloomberg Inmarsat Plc, the UK satellite operator, rose the most in four months after finalizing a contract with British Airways (BA) owner IAG SA to provide in-flight internet access on over 300 planes. The order strengthens Inmarsat’s joint push with Deutsche Telekom AG to provide web access on aircraft using satellites and the German phone company’s towers. The service ...

  Bloomberg Air France-KLM Group, British Airways and a handful of other carriers may face multimillion-euro antitrust fines from European Union regulators within weeks after attempts to broker a settlement failed, according to people familiar with the case. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is seeking to re-impose penalties of almost 800 million euros ($844 million) for a cargo cartel that ...

  Bloomberg US airports estimate they need almost $100 billion for capital projects during the next five years and can only fund about half of that on their own, according to a study by a group representing commercial airport owners. Airports are coping with a number of changes that have stretched existing facilities, including higher passenger and cargo activity, aging ...

  DUBAI / Reuters Etihad Airways is advising some passengers to run travel plans by United States diplomatic missions after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order banning visits by nationals of six Muslim-majority nations. Monday’s order, which takes effect on March 16, keeps a 90-day ban on travel to the United States. by citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, ...

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. cut its forecast for a key revenue figure after fares failed to rebound as quickly as the company had expected. Airline stocks fell. Passenger revenue for each seat flown a mile — a closely watched measure of pricing power — will be flat this quarter, the Atlanta-based carrier said in a presentation. That marked ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. is nearing a decision to build a longer 737 Max targeted for trips from Boston to Los Angeles — and fill a gap in its product portfolio that Airbus Group SE is exploiting as it racks up order after order for its A321neo. For one key customer, Air Lease Corp., Boeing’s newest single-aisle plane can’t come ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways successfully implemented a new booking standard driven by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that enhances the level of information flow between travel agents and airline reservation systems. The New Distribution Capability (NDC) booking standard has been made possible following successful testing by Etihad Airways with Sabre Airline Solutions in partnership with ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has continued to make improvements in the fuel efficiency of its fleet, resulting in substantial reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and reinforcing the sustainability credentials of the airline. The airline’s dedicated fuel efficiency team drove numerous initiatives across all operational functions of the business, ...

  Bloomberg UK holidaymakers are weathering the impact of last year’s Brexit’s vote on the pound, with passenger numbers on EasyJet Plc’s ski routes and city-break flights surging last month, according to the discount carrier. Traffic from Britain to winter sports centers gained 12 percent in February, exceeding the 10.5 percent increase across the network, EasyJet said Monday. Group-wide travel ...

  AP Air India says it has set a world record by flying around the world with an all-female crew. Press Trust of India reported that the flight flew over the Pacific Ocean from New Delhi to San Francisco on Monday, and then flew back to New Delhi over the Atlantic on Friday. Apart from the all-female cockpit and cabin ...