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Boeing set to deliver first jets to Iran in 2018

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. is making ‘steady progress’ to complete the terms of an 80-jetliner sale to Iran Air and expects to deliver the initial planes next year, the first US aircraft exports to Iran since the country’s revolution in 1979. “That remains on track,” Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg told reporters Monday following the planemaker’s annual general meeting in ...

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Australia to build new Sydney airport

  Bloomberg Australia’s government said it will build a long-awaited second airport for Sydney after the operator of the city’s existing hub ruled out developing the project because of the “considerable” risks to shareholders. Details of the plan for Western Sydney Airport will be unveiled in the budget next week, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in an emailed statement Tuesday. ...

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Alitalia’s bankruptcy proceedings begin

  Bloomberg Alitalia SpA started bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in a decade after workers rejected job cuts and concessions linked to a 2 billion-euro ($2.2 billion) recapitalization plan aimed at salvaging the cash-strapped Italian airline. Shareholders voted unanimously to file for special administration, the carrier said in a statement following a meeting on Tuesday. Under Italian law, the ...

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