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USA clears more plane deliveries to Iran Air: Airbus

  Paris / AFP The United States has approved a second export licence for Airbus to sell jetliners worth billions of dollars to Iran’s flag carrier, the European aviation giant said. “We confirm that we have received our second licence from the US Office of Foreign Control Assets following the agreement (with Iran Air) signed in January 2016 in Paris,” ...

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Canada considers buying 18 Super Hornet fighter jets

  Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s aging Super Hornet fighter is getting a lift after Canada said it planned to purchase 18 as a stopgap measure while the government begins a five-year bidding process for new jets to modernize its fleet. The country will enter negotiations with Boeing to “immediately explore” the acquisition of the jets, and a separate competition will be ...

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Pilot strike threatens Amazon and DHL shipments

  Bloomberg ABX Air, which flies packages for Amazon.com Inc. and DHL Worldwide Express, asked a federal judge to force striking pilots back to work and thwart a threat to disrupt deliveries during the holiday shopping season. About 250 pilots employed by ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group Inc., are striking to protest alleged staffing shortages at ...

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