Bloomberg Virgin Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. plans to interview lead underwriters starting in February for a return to public markets as soon as this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Australia’s second-largest airline and its owner Bain Capital will interview banks from the end of next week for joint lead manager roles assisting the company to list …

Bloomberg Rocket Lab USA Inc. launched its first rocket to space from the Virginia coast. At 6 pm local time, an Electron rocket took off from the company’s new launchpad, located on Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying a trio of small satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, California, is mainly focused on launching small satellites. It has conducted …

  Bloomberg Airbus SE is seeking outside investment for its high altitude solar-powered drone program called Zephyr in order to accelerate the commercialisation of the technology. The planemaker has hired Morgan Stanley to lead to the process of finding investors, a spokesman said in an email. Airbus will continue to own a stake in the unit, which will be renamed …