Bloomberg A federal judge in Chicago signalled he may let dozens of lawsuits against Boeing Co over the crash of a Lion Air plane be resolved in Indonesia. US District Judge Thomas Durkin said during a status hearing that US Supreme Court and appellate court rulings appear to support the idea of a venue change. “The law is pretty favourable …

Bloomberg The Italian government is readying 350 million euros ($390 million) in bridge financing for bankrupt airline Alitalia SpA, seeking to keep the carrier flying as it scrambles to find bidders for a last-ditch rescue. The financing, due to cover six months of operations, was finalised in a cabinet decree document seen by Bloomberg. The companies leading the bid to …

Bloomberg Gulfstream is signalling that it will reveal a new aircraft design on October 21 at a private-jet conference in Las Vegas. “History is made by those who dare,” Gulfstream said in an invitation to the event. “Please join us for the biggest announcement in business aviation.” The corporate-jet unit of General Dynamics Corp is touting the event less than …