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Bombardier plans two new luxury aircraft amid demand

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. will build two new private planes in response to growing demand for large-cabin business jets. The Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft will come equipped with redesigned cabins, an optimised wing and all-new Rolls-Royce engines, Bombardier said in a statement. The models, which will have ranges of 5,700 and 6,600 nautical miles, respectively, will likely enter service ...

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JAB to buy sandwich chain Pret A Manger from Bridgepoint

Bloomberg JAB Holding Co. agreed to buy sandwich chain Pret A Manger, adding a UK business to its portfolio of coffee and food brands that includes Panera Bread Co. and Au Bon Pain. JAB and the seller, private equity firm Bridgepoint Advisers Ltd., didn’t disclose the terms of the deal in a statement. The price is about $2 billion, including ...

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Primera Air armed with new Airbus plans trans-Atlantic raid

Bloomberg A new Nordic raider is about to descend on Europe’s leading airlines in the shape of a little-known carrier that’s the launch customer for Airbus SE’s latest jetliner. Primera Air, a specialist in holiday flights from Denmark run by Icelander Hrafn Thorgeirsson, aims to take delivery of the first long-range version of the A321neo narrow-body plane in October and ...

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