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Boeing sharpens threat to suppliers with Safran deal

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is deepening its intrusion on suppliers’ turf by teaming up with France’s Safran SA to design and build auxiliary power units, the compact turbines tucked below a jetliner’s tail that are used to start its main engines and provide power on the ground. The 50-50 partnership will be based in the US, the companies said in a ...

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Aussie decries China pressure as Qantas yields over Taiwan

Bloomberg Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says companies should be able to operate free from pressure from foreign governments after Qantas Airways Ltd. bowed to demands that it refer to Taiwan as being part of mainland China. Australia’s flagship carrier is one of 44 airlines asked by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to modify how they refer to Taiwan ...

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Air China resumes Pyongyang flights

Bloomberg Air China is to resume regular flights between Beijing and Pyongyang after a six-month hiatus, in the latest sign that the “ maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea may be easing. China’s flagship carrier will resume services on Wednesday after halting them in November, a spokesman for the company confirmed in a WeChat message. The resumption is a market-oriented ...

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