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Qantas CEO commits to three more years at helm

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce committed to stay on for at least three more years, extending his tenure to the planned start of groundbreaking non-stop flights halfway round the world. A spokesman for the Australian airline confirmed a report in the Sydney Morning Herald that said Joyce, 52, made the pledge at the request of the ...

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Next cruises through UK ‘high street’, Brexit

Bloomberg Amid all the precariousness of Brexit and talk of the death of the high street, a humble clothing seller counters the pessimism as one of the UK’s best-performing blue chips of 2019. Next Plc shares are up 44 percent year-to-date, the second-biggest gainer on the benchmark FTSE 100 index. The stock held onto those gains as the company said ...

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Heathrow runway overcomes Mayor, protesters’ opposition

Bloomberg London Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, saw off an attempt by environmental groups to block construction of a third runway that it says is needed to boost flights and compete with rival hubs trying to steal its traffic. Construction, which was challenged by Friends of the Earth, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and other groups after the UK government approved the ...

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