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Delta pledges to slow growth to boost fares

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. will keep a lid on growth next year as it seeks to shore up persistently weak fares. The Atlanta-based carrier plans to expand seats and flights only 1 percent in 2017, less than half this year’s pace through September. As demand catches up with slower supply growth, fares should rebound and passenger revenue for ...

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Avolon to focus on integrating CIT

  Bloomberg Avolon Holdings Ltd., the plane-leasing business of China’s acquisitive HNA Group, is focused on integrating CIT Group Inc.’s aircraft assets following the $10 billion takeover and will consider more purchases only after 2017, Chief Executive Officer Domhnal Slattery said. The acquisition, announced last week, expands Avolon’s lineup to 910 aircraft including planes on order and propels it to ...

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Air passengers with Samsung Note 7 face fines in USA

  Bloomberg Airline passengers who try to carry Samsung Electronics Co. Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and may face fines under an emergency U.S. order that significantly expands restrictions on the devices linked to almost 100 incidents of overheating and fires. The devices won’t be allowed aboard passenger or cargo aircraft even if they’ve been shut ...

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