BLOOMBERG Mexico’s Grupo Viva Aerobus SAB signed a preliminary order for 90 Airbus SE A321 jets as the carrier looks to expand its international and domestic operations. The European planemaker said that the so-called memorandum of understanding would bring Viva’s order book to 170 A320 family aircraft. Separately, jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney said that the new aircraft would …

BLOOMBERG JetBlue Airways Corp is ending a legal fight to keep its regional alliance with American Airlines Group Inc in an attempt to win regulatory support for its acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. JetBlue said that it won’t appeal a federal court finding that its Northeast Alliance violates antitrust laws and will wind down the venture with American “over the …

BLOOMBERG A slow-moving storm system could pound the US northeast with more than 6 inches of rain starting from Sunday, with areas including New York City on alert for flash flooding. About 80 million people from Washington to Portland, Maine, could see a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, according to forecasts. The storms may dump a …