Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s newest and smallest 737 Max jetliner took flight for the first time, into blue skies—and a cloudy, crowded market. The takeoff, on March 16 by Boeing’s factory outside Seattle, was characteristically drama-free for the third of four planned models in the Max family. The plane touched down at Boeing Field at 12:59 pm on March 16. Boeing’s ...

Bloomberg Emirates is set to raise $600 million from the sale of Islamic bonds as the world’s biggest airline by international passengers joins a rush of borrowers from the Gulf region. The Dubai government-owned carrier sold 10-year amortising sukuk at a profit rate of 4.5 percent, the company said in an emailed statement. The yield was cut from an initial ...

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc has hired Toronto-Dominion Bank to find a buyer for the Downsview aircraft-assembly plant in Toronto that could fetch more than C$500 million ($382 million), according to people familiar with the matter. Canada’s biggest aerospace company has received multiple bids, with residential developers in the mix, said the people who asked not to be identified because the matter ...