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American Air’s spat with United threatens $8.5bn O’Hare revamp

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. is crying foul over a planned $8.5 billion renovation of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, claiming a “secret provision” awards additional gates to United Continental Holdings Inc. in a terminal slated to be torn down. The arrangement favouring Chicago-based United was “inserted at the last minute,” American said. United called the claim “disingenuous,” denied there was ...

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New Manila Airport bid challenged by $3bn offer

Bloomberg A venture of Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure Ltd. submitted a $3 billion proposal to upgrade and expand the Philippine capital’s 70-year-old airport, challenging a $6.7 billion bid from a group that includes billionaires John Gokongwei and Lucio Tan. The GMR-Megawide venture, which is operating and expanding another airport in central Philippines, said it can increase the airfield ...

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Airbus may stock up on jet parts to avoid Brexit delays

Bloomberg Airbus SE may need to stock up on the parts it needs to build wings at its UK plants to avoid the risk of delays to deliveries once Britain formally leaves the European Union. The European planemaker has warned that it can only ensure the UK factories remain untouched if its operations retain the same level of efficiency. “If ...

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