Bloomberg Air France pilots said they’re concerned Paris would lose out to Amsterdam if KLM unit chief Pieter Elbers becomes the first Dutch head of Air France-KLM, throwing up another obstacle in the search for a permanent CEO. Elbers, 48, has emerged as a serious contender to take the top job at the parent company after the French government, its ...

Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd. plans to take on the likes of Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. in India’s retail industry by creating a platform that combines online and conventional shopping. Billionaire Chairman Mukesh Ambani outlined the plan at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Mumbai saying Reliance saw its “biggest growth opportunity in creating a hybrid, online-to-offline new commerce platform.” ...

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc.’s edge over arch-rival Embraer SA didn’t last long. Four days after the Canadian jetmaker completed its tie-up with Airbus SE, Embraer announced its own joint venture with Boeing Co., giving both regional jet makers deep-pocketed partners as they do battle at the low end of the commercial aircraft market. Boeing’s partnership with Embraer is clearly a “direct ...