Bloomberg United Continental Holdings Inc. surged after the surprise hire of American Airlines Group Inc.’s president strengthened its executive roster and won praise from industry analysts. Scott Kirby will help United close its profitability gap with American and Delta Air Lines Inc. in the next 12 to 18 months, Savanthi Syth, an analyst at Raymond James Financial, said in ...

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc could snap up more Boeing Co. 737s should other carriers shy away from orders amid softening demand, Chief Executive Office Michael O’Leary said. Ryanair is interested in sourcing extra single-aisle planes, even though it has 115 current generation 737-800s due for delivery over the next few years followed by 100 updated 737 Max 200s arriving ...

  Bloomberg Billionaire Carlos Slim led a consortium that won one of the runway contracts for Mexico City’s new airport, as the government handed out the first big awards for the $13 billion construction project. A unit of Slim’s Grupo Carso SAB — along with partners GIA+A, Promotora y Desarrolladora Mexicana and La Peninsular Cia. Constructora — submitted a bid ...