Bloomberg China Southern Airlines Co. said it plans to buy 20 widebody aircraft from Airbus SE in a deal worth about $6 billion, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange Wednesday. The Guangzhou-based company said it will acquire the A350-900 jets, each with a list price of $298.9 million. Discounts are customary for such large orders. ...

  Bloomberg A US aviation security agency said there are ‘no imminent’ plans to add the UK or other nations to airports where passengers are banned from carrying electronic devices in the cabin on flights bound for American cities. The UK’s Times and Guardian had reported that U.S. officials notified the U.K. they were considering such a move, citing unnamed ...

  Emirates Business Boom introduced its supersonic passenger airliner as well as the XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator, at Dubai Future Foundation premises. The commercial aircraft will connect the GCC to the rest of the world with flights up to 2.6X faster than conventional airliners. For example, a flight from Dubai to Sydney which takes 14:51 today, will take just 8:17 flying ...