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Air Berlin to halve airline fleet

  AFP Air Berlin Plc announced the most sweeping job cuts in almost 40 years of flying in a bid to rescue its ailing business, slashing its fleet by half as 40 jets are leased to arch-rival Deutsche Lufthansa AG and 35 others are deposited in a new tourism arm with an uncertain future. About 1,200 of 8,650 staff may ...

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C Series engine issues slowing Bombardier momentum: CEO

  Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alain Bellemare said the marketing of the company’s marquee aircraft has been hurt by delays caused by engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. The planemaker reduced its forecast for deliveries of the C Series jetliner on Sept. 6, citing the issues at Pratt. Seven of the new aircraft are now slated to be handed ...

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Deutsche Bank to double ‘digital factory’ staff to 800

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG plans to double the product development team at its “Digital Factory” fintech center in Frankfurt to 800 workers by 2018 and struck a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to foster new ideas. The lender is introducing smartphone and web-banking facilities this year and early next year including mobile payments, a financial planner and ...

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