Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd has surged back to profitability on booming travel demand after most pandemic-era curbs were dismantled, helping shore up Alan Joyce’s position as chief executive officer and sending the shares to their biggest gain in two-and-a-half years. First-half underlying profit before tax is seen at A$1.2 billion to A$1.3 billion ($816 million) — ending a streak …

  Bloomberg European Union (EU) nations backed off from a confrontation over what proportion of takeoff and landing slots airlines should be compelled to use this winter. Member states have agreed to a use-them-or-lose-them level of 75% for the airport slots, up from 64% now, as demand rebounds from the coronavirus crisis, according to a statement from the European Council. A …

Bloomberg LVMH sales jumped as the owner of Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior benefited from wealthy American tourists splurging on luxury goods in Europe. Defying fears of a global recession, sales of LVMH’s fashion and leather goods soared 22% on an organic basis in the third quarter, the company reported. Analysts had expected a gain of 16%. Even so, the …