Aviation

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is in talks with Boeing Co. and Airbus SE about expanding its fleet, seeking to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic as the opening of Hong Kong airport’s third runway swells capacity. The airline is exploring possibilities for adding both passenger aircraft and freighters, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Ronald Lam said in an interview …

  Bloomberg The Dutch arm of Air France-KLM will press Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to drop a capacity cap in December rather than extend it through March as planned, Chief Executive Officer Marjan Rintel said. Schiphol needs to look at all options to address a labour shortage that prompted the curbs, including modifying a rostering system for security staff that’s efficient …

  Bloomberg China has traditionally split aircraft orders evenly between Airbus SE and Boeing Co. Recently though, there’s been a shift against the American half of the world’s planemaking duopoly. Boeing missed out on a 40-plane deal in September, following an even bigger hit in July, when China ordered nearly 300 Airbus aircraft worth about $37 billion at sticker prices. …

  Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is pulling out of Hong Kong for good, cancelling flights and closing its offices in the Asian financial hub, ending a 30-year history in the city. The UK airline said in a statement that several factors contributed to its decision, including, on the basis of Russian airspace remaining closed, that Heathrow-Hong Kong-Heathrow flight times …

  Bloomberg Plane aficionados now have a chance to own a piece of one of the world’s most iconic aircraft — Airbus SE’s A380, the largest and most spacious passenger jet. Airbus is holding a three-day auction of some 500 pieces of the superjumbo, starting October 13. Items on sale include lamps, a bar, trolleys, seats, emergency exit signs, baby …

  Bloomberg American Airlines credited Covid as a key reason it pursued a controversial business partnership with JetBlue Airways Corp., saying it needed the alliance to stay competitive in the heavily trafficked US Northeast. “Our business was hemorrhaging cash” in the spring of 2020, American’s CEO Robert Isom testified in a federal court in Boston, adding that the airline was …

  Bloomberg US aviation regulators are set to approve a long-delayed rule change giving flight attendants an extra hour of rest between shifts. The decision is expected to be the focus of a press briefing in Washington with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting Administrator Billy Nolen. Flight attendants currently must be given at least nine hours of rest between shifts. …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. doesn’t expect its 737 Max 10 model to be ready for certification until next summer at the soonest, US aviation regulators told a key lawmaker. The planemaker’s latest plan was relayed in a letter from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting Administrator Billy Nolen to Senator Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican. The comments provided the latest indication …

  Bloomberg Royal Jordanian Airlines has reached an agreement with Airbus to introduce 20 new factory-built A320neo family aircraft to its fleet, replacing the 13 A320ceo currently in service, the airline’s CEO Samer Majali said in an emailed statement. The move is part of the airline’s plan to increase its total fleet size from 24 to over 40 aircraft in …

  Bloomberg A Hong Kong-based airline backed by the failed Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. Ltd. aims to restructure HK$49 billion ($6.2 billion) of debt through UK and Hong Kong courts to stave off insolvency. Hong Kong Airlines is seeking court approval to convene meetings of its creditors and put forward its restructuring proposal, which would include a significant haircut …