Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd. said it doesn’t want the remaining eight A380s it still has on order because the dozen it operates now are sufficient to meet demand, further dimming future sales prospects for the largest passenger plane that’s struggled to find buyers. “Our intention is that we’re not taking those aircraft,” Qantas Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce said …

  CONCORD / AP In a small town just south of New Hampshire’s capital, General Electric runs two plants filled with workers building jet engines for the world’s leading airlines. With 800 workers, GE Aviation is the largest employer in town. But in the next five to 10 years, about a third of those workers are expected to retire. The company …

  Bloomberg For real estate developers such as Jeff Peterson, losing construction workers who can hang drywall, install plumbing and pour concrete in the San Francisco Bay area has become routine. “Guys are literally going to jobs and saying to the concrete crew, ‘Hey, what are you making per hour?’” said Peterson, a purchasing director at Trumark Cos., a San …