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Thomas Cook shares soar as prospects firm up for an airline deal

Bloomberg Thomas Cook Group Plc shares rose the most in more than two months after the UK tour operator confirmed it’s open to a possible deal for its airline business. “While we are open to consolidation where it makes sense for our business, we have no current plans to sell our airline,” Thomas Cook spokesman Johannes Winter said by e-mail ...

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MH370 was ‘manipulated’ off course to its end, says report

Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since 2014, was probably steered off course deliberately and flown to the southern Indian Ocean, according to the Malaysian government’s safety report into the disaster. MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board. Investigators have never been able to explain why the jet abandoned ...

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American Airlines relents on allowing carry-on bag with discount airfare

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. is ending the carry-on bag fee for customers of its “basic economy” discount fare, caving in to pressure from competitors’ more generous policies. The change, which applies to domestic and short-haul international flights, takes effect from September 5, Fort Worth, Texas-based American said as it announced second-quarter financial results. “It got to the point we ...

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