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Flybe may get bid from airport operator Stobart

Bloomberg Logistics specialist and airports operator Stobart Group Ltd. said it’s looking at putting together a bid for Flybe Group Plc, Britain’s biggest domestic airline, as the regional carrier grapples with declining earnings. Flybe shares rose the most in four years as Stobart said options include taking a non-controlling interest in a business that would make a cash bid for ...

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London hubs could add 30 million passengers without new runways

Bloomberg Two of London’s three biggest airports said they could add almost 30 million more passengers between them yearly without requiring extra runways. Stansted, the biggest hub for Ryanair Holdings Plc, plans to apply to raise a cap on annual passenger numbers by almost one-quarter to 43 million, owner Manchester Airports Group said in a statement. That would be 17 ...

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Airbus super-jumbo sheds financial weight in revamped state aid deal

Bloomberg Airbus SE’s revised deal with the countries that helped fund the A380 superjumbo almost two decades ago will help save the European planemaker more than $1.4 billion, according to a regulatory filing. Future obligations for refundable advances declined by about about 17 percent to an estimated $7.3 billion, Airbus said in its annual financial statements. While the balance includes ...

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