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Etihad, Qatar Air to offer loaner laptops to customers

  Bloomberg Etihad Airways will distribute loaner laptops to premium customers on US-bound flights, joining Gulf rival Qatar Airways in providing a workaround after the federal government banned passengers from bringing their own devices into aircraft cabins. The specially purchased computers will be available to business-class travelers starting next week, Qatar Air said. People must hand over their own laptops ...

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Bombardier chairman offers to forfeit pay hike

  Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. Executive Chairman Pierre Beaudoin offered to forfeit a pay increase for 2016, responding to a firestorm of criticism that prompted Quebec’s finance minister to call for Canada’s biggest aerospace company to review its compensation practices. “After listening to the recent public debate about the compensation of senior executives at Bombardier, I have asked the board of ...

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United’s luxury cabin stumbles on seat delays

  Bloomberg United Airlines faces a new setback in its bid to win back business customers as production snags hinder deliveries of Boeing Co. jetliners outfitted with new luxury seats. “Short delays” are affecting two 777-300ER aircraft with United’s Polaris luxury interiors, said Megan McCarthy, a spokeswoman for the airline. United and the planemaker are working with French seatmaker Zodiac ...

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