Aviation

  Bloomberg At last week’s Farnborough Air Show, an Indian carrier placed a $7.7 billion order while an additional $72 billion of contracts are in the offing. The next challenge: Finding landing and parking slots for these planes. As air travel heats up in the world’s fastest-growing major aviation market, infrastructure has failed to keep pace with traffic growth fuelled ...

  Miami / AFP A SpaceX rocket blasted off on Monday toward the International Space Station, carrying a load of supplies for the astronauts living in space, including equipment to enable future spaceships to park at the orbiting outpost. “Falcon 9 is on its way,” said a commentator at SpaceX mission control as the white rocket launched under a dark night ...

  Cairo / AFP The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed due to the pilot’s health, he said in a message on Twitter. The Solar Impulse 2 had been scheduled to leave Cairo for Abu Dhabi. “I’m sick. Stomach upset. I prefer to postpone the take-off @solarimpulse. I cannot go flying for 48 ...

  Miami / AFP SpaceX is poised to launch its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying a key piece of equipment that was lost last year in a rocket explosion. The international docking adapter will function as a parking spot for space taxis, enabling commercial spaceships carrying astronauts to latch on securely to the orbiting ...

  CHICAGO / AP Chicago is planning a multibillion dollar effort to expand the city’s O’Hare International Airport that includes more gates, larger terminals and upgraded amenities. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the latest modernisation plans this week. They include new gates in O’Hare’s international terminal, which has not been expanded since it opened 23 years ago. The planning process is expected ...

  Bloomberg Avianca Brasil is pushing ahead with plans to overhaul its aircraft fleet as the closely held carrier shakes off worries over the deep Brazilian recession and looks ahead to projections of rapid growth in Latin American air travel. Synergy Aerospace Corp., the airline’s owner, agreed to buy 62 narrow-body planes from Airbus Group SE’s A320neo family, the companies ...

  Bloomberg US airlines surged by the most since late 2014 after Deutsche Bank AG recommended buying shares in the three largest carriers. American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. will rebound as they advance “in fits and starts” toward halting a slide in passenger revenue for each seat flown a mile, a key ...

  New York / AFP Delta Air Lines has announced that it will cut back flights serving Britain this year in the wake of the country’s vote to pull out of the European Union. Delta said it plans to reduce capacity on service between the US and Britain by six percent this winter, citing the steep drop in the British pound ...

  New York / AFP Boeing, creator of some of the world’s most iconic aircraft of the 20th century, commemorates its centennial this week facing multiple challenges to remain at the forefront of global aerospace innovation. At the top of the list is European archrival Airbus, which has topped Boeing in commercial orders in recent years and made inroads into the ...

  Bloomberg EgyptAir, seeking to overcome slumping tourist numbers and the impact of a fatal jetliner crash, revealed an order for nine Boeing Co. single-aisle jets and said it plans to buy more planes to aid its recovery. The Mideast carrier, disclosed as the buyer of the 737-800 aircraft valued at $864 million and entered into Boeing’s books some months ...