AFP European stock markets rose on Thursday after the European Central Bank extended its massive bond-buying programme, signalling that the eurozone”s fragile economy can count on its continued support. European bonds also firmed on the prospect of further ECB asset purchases, while the euro slipped against the dollar in very volatile trading. The ECB”s announcement that it will scale …

  Bloomberg Emirates, the biggest long-haul airline, said it struck a deal to accept deliveries of A380 jets powered by Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines after the UK manufacturer agreed to fund measures to address performance and maintenance concerns. Dubai-based Emirates will take the first double-decker with Trent 900 engines from Rolls-Royce on December 16, two weeks later than planned, in …

  Bloomberg Vietnam Airlines Corp. plans to lease 20 A321neo aircraft to add domestic as well as regional flights after carrying a record number of passengers in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. The Airbus planes, to be delivered starting 2018, will be used for flights within a five-hour radius, including the popular Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route, Chief …