BLOOMBERG Shortly after reporting a quarterly loss, SpiceJet Ltd has announced it is considering acquiring the insolvent Go Airlines India Ltd, which stopped flying in May, with a goal of possibly combining the two airlines. The no-frills carrier is planning to submit an offer after conducting due diligence of Go, it said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. SpiceJet …

BLOOMBERG The US Department of Transportation (DOT) fined Southwest Airlines Co $140 million for violating consumer protection laws, nearly a year after a late December meltdown of its operations during a storm stranded more than 2 million passengers. The DOT said the penalty is 30 times larger than any other consumer protection violation fine it’s issued. Most of the money …

BLOOMBERG The Canadian government is poised to pass rules requiring all new vehicles sold in the country to be zero-emissions by 2035, according to news reports. The federal government will announce the regulation, called the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, in the coming days, with the aim of phasing out the sale of new combustion vehicles, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and …