Bloomberg Out in western Canada, the airline world is about to watch a unique business experiment. If it goes as planned, in a few years there will be a new favourite carrier battling for your airfare dollars, regardless of whether you’re a penny pincher or a rich banker. WestJet Airlines Ltd., which flies Boeing Co. 737s in Canada much the ...

Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV Chairman Christo Wiese, seeking to stabilise the embattled retailer, is negotiating a standstill agreement on a $1.8 billion margin loan under which banks would suspend the sale of stock until next year, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The owner of Mattress Firm in the US and Poundland in the UK needs a ...

Bloomberg United Continental Holdings Inc.’s top communications executive is stepping down after leading the airline’s PR strategy through a tumultuous two-year tenure and worldwide scandal this April. Jim Olson, senior vice president of corporate communications, will resign effective from January 8 to pursue other opportunities, he said in a letter to employees. The decision was his own and he wasn’t ...