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Airbus sued over aircraft deals

  Bloomberg Airbus SE is being sued by some former consultants after the earlier discovery of questionable practices related to aircraft sales led the European planemaker to overhaul its business-partner relationships. The review and related legal matters may have a material impact on future financial statements, Airbus said this month in its annual report. It is “too early to determine ...

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Air Canada apologizes for bumping 10-yr-old from flight

  CHARLOTTETOWN / AP Air Canada is apologizing to a Canadian family after the airline bumped a 10-year-old boy from a flight. Brett Doyle booked four tickets from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Costa Rica for his family last August. A day before the vacation during March break, Doyle says he checked his family in for the flight online, but ...

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In a quest to revive love for books

  BAGHDAD / AP The Iraqis guarding Baghdad’s many checkpoints, on the lookout for car bombs and convoys, don’t know what to make of Ali Al Moussawi when he pulls up in a truck displaying shelves of glossy books. The mobile bookstore is the latest in a series of efforts by the 25-year-old to share his passion for reading and revive ...

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