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South African Air to hire experts to spur economy

Bloomberg South African Airways has agreed to hire a restructuring expert to help turn around the state-owned airline and meet conditions laid down by lenders to roll over debt, according to two people familiar with the matter. Incoming Chief Executive Officer Vuyani Jarana met with British industry veteran Peter Davies last month and he agreed to help try return SAA ...

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Amazon may gain from cross-border retail boost

Bloomberg US online retailers like Amazon.com Inc. stand to gain from the Trump administration’s push to throw open the doors for Canadians and Mexicans to buy American goods duty-free. The US is demanding Canada and Mexico raise the threshold at which duties are applied to purchases crossing the border, according to two people with knowledge of a proposal put forward ...

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Ryanair COO steps down

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Operating Officer (COO) Michael Hickey will step down from Europe’s biggest discount carrier after a management misstep resulted in the cancellation of more than 20,000 flights into next summer. Hickey will step down at the end of October, the airline said. A search to identify and recruit a successor is underway. Ryanair’s botched rosters has ...

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