Aviation

  Bloomberg British Airways Plc (BA) and cabin crew representatives are set to hold talks aimed at stopping strikes that would hit thousands of passengers flying in and out of the UK over Christmas, as Prime Minister Theresa May’s government clashes with unions over a wave of industrial action. The Unite trade union and BA agreed to meet in London ...

  Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. gained sales momentum for its flagship C Series jetliner this year with major orders from Air Canada and Delta Air Lines. Now it’s looking to get away from the pricing discounts that fuelled the aircraft’s rebound. The plane maker expects to book new sales in the coming months after racking up 360 firm orders and more ...

  DOHA / Reuters Qatar Airways is in talks with Airbus to convert its order for up to 80 A320neos to the larger A321neo, its chief executive said. The airline has refused to accept four A320neos so far this year over performance issues with the aircraft’s engines, a spokeswoman said. “We are in negotiations with Airbus about how we can ...

  Bloomberg Heathrow Airport Ltd. will offer hundreds of homeowners a £1,000 ($1,250) festive sweetener to participate in environmental studies vital to expediting planning for its controversial 16 billion-pound third runway. The owners of houses and farmland on which the new landing strip is due to be built will qualify for the payment in return for agreeing to a handful ...

  Bloomberg British Airways flight attendants voted to take industrial action over the Christmas and New Year travel season, threatening what would be the carrier’s first major walkout in six years. More than 2,500 of BA’s 16,000 cabin crew will strike some time after Dec. 21 if a raise better than the 2 percent currently on offer isn’t forthcoming, the ...

  Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Etihad Airways PJSC of Abu Dhabi agreed to share seat sales in the first step of what could be deeper cooperation between the former adversaries. The two airlines will initially code-share on Etihad’s twice-daily flights linking Abu Dhabi with Frankfurt and Munich, and the German carrier’s services connecting Frankfurt with Rio de Janeiro and ...

  Bloomberg Deliveries to China by Boeing Co., the largest U.S. exporter, support approximately 150,000 American jobs every year, Vice Chairman Ray Conner said. Chinese customers are expected to take delivery of 30 percent of all its top-selling 737 models and about 25 percent all aircraft produced in Washington State and South Carolina, Conner said Thursday at a National Committee ...

  Bloomberg Cathay Dragon, the sister carrier of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., is considering replacing all its 23 Airbus Group SE single-aisle jets as the airline proposes to modernize its narrowbody fleet. The airline has initiated a so-called request for proposal as it seeks to upgrade its 15 A320 and eight A321 aircraft, it said in an e-mail. ...

  Bloomberg A surge in demand for Mediterranean holidays suggests Britons are coming to terms with a weaker pound and the threat of terrorist attacks, according to Monarch Airlines Ltd., the UK’s second-biggest leisure carrier. Vacation bookings for summer 2017 are up 40 percent, Monarch reported. While the increase may have been enhanced by lower sales during this year’s peak ...

  Bloomberg The UK wasted 285 million pounds ($360 million) on an almost unusable airport in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a panel of lawmakers said on Wednesday. Test flights in April to the landing strip on St. Helena, a British territory in the south Atlantic, revealed “dangerous wind conditions on the airport approach,” preventing the operation of regular ...