Aviation

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG pilots said they have begun preparations to go on strike after failing to reach a wage accord with the airline, potentially creating more chaos after recent labour action already disrupted operations at the height of summer travel season. “At this point we remain far apart,” Matthias Baier, the spokesman for the Vereinigung Cockpit pilot labour union, ...

  Bloomberg The US Department of Transportation is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines next month in a dispute over Beijing’s strict policies when travelers test positive for Covid-19. The retaliatory move follows the Chinese government’s decision to limit inbound flights by US carriers including United Airlines Holdings Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. China’s actions are “adverse to the ...

  Bloomberg Air New Zealand posted its third straight annual loss but indicated the worst is over and it expects earnings to improve now that borders have reopened. The Auckland-based airline announced a loss before significant items and tax of NZ$725 million ($450 million) for the year ended on June 30 compared with a NZ$444 million loss a year earlier. ...

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce defended the airline’s performance and pushed back against calls for him to resign after months of travel chaos, with a post-pandemic surge in demand plagued by flight delays, cancellations and lost luggage. “I think I’ve had more resignation requests than any other CEO or public figure out there,” Joyce, who has ...

  Bloomberg England’s elite football clubs wanting to travel to games by private plane are having to do something unfamiliar: get in line. Rising demand for chartered air travel in the UK means many English Premier League clubs are seeing their plans for getting to and from away matches disrupted, an issue that some coaches have already blamed for disappointing ...

  Bloomberg Singapore will start work on a fifth terminal at Changi Airport — regularly voted among the world’s best — with a revised design that allows it to adjust capacity during a pandemic. The move comes as the city-state works to cement its place as Asia’s primary aviation hub, with rival Hong Kong still imposing Covid quarantines and other ...

  Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc is looking to reduce jet-leasing costs by more than a third as the carrier targets break even by 2024. Negotiations with lessors has so far led to a 19% cut in overall rental costs, Chief Executive Officer Allan Kilavuka said on Wednesday during a virtual briefing. The move is part of a wider restructuring following ...

  Bloomberg ExpressJet Airlines, a small regional carrier that was once among the world’s biggest by fleet size, filed for bankruptcy with plans to liquidate after ceasing operations. The company, based in Georgia, listed assets and liabilities of no more than $50 million each in its bankruptcy petition. ExpressJet laid off most of its workforce prior to filing for bankruptcy, ...

  Bloomberg Dublin Airport was expected to finally open its new runway in a move that is hoped will reduce delays following a summer of long queues and travel disruption across Europe. The first flight from the north runway was planned to take off on Wednesday between 11.30am and 12.30pm, with an introductory morning schedule starting from August 25. Airports ...

  Bloomberg London Gatwick airport said it will end capacity caps this month, bringing some relief to travelers as schedule reductions at the UK capital’s larger Heathrow hub continue through the winter season. Gatwick, controlled by French builder Vinci SA, has hired 400 security staff to help resolve a labour crunch while delegating other workers to address shortages at airport ...