Bloomberg Last year, Delta Air Lines Inc. unveiled a unique experiment in upgrades. It gave its very frequent flyers a chance to book a seat most can only dream of—on a private jet. For a few hundred dollars more, the dream could become reality. The carrier later backed away from the offer and is now transforming it into the …

  Bloomberg Britain’s decision to build a third runway at London Heathrow airport by 2025 gives airlines what they have been demanding for decades, providing the 16 billion-pound bill for lifting the hub’s capacity to 135 million passengers a year doesn’t fall on them. While carriers were unanimous in welcoming Tuesday’s government backing for the expansion of Europe’s busiest airport, …

  Frankfurt / AFP Germany’s biggest lender Deutsche Bank will face renewed probing on Thursday, as investors pore over its third-quarter results after being hit with a multi-billion-dollar fine by the US Department of Justice. “It will be important to keep an eye on growth in provisions for legal risks,” Equinet analyst Philipp Haessler said. News of a $14-billion demand …