London / Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. will postpone delivery of 67 Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 aircraft by as many as six years, pushing $1.9 billion of spending on planes into the next decade. The airline also plans to accelerate six 737-800 orders to next year from 2018 to help cover the already announced early retirement of its oldest ...

  Washington / Bloomberg United Continental Holdings Inc. reached a tentative deal to bring its 25,000 flight attendants under a single labour contract for the first time since the merger that created the airline almost six years ago. A unified labour contract with flight attendants would address one of the most glaring failures since the 2010 merger of United’s parent ...

  Mumbai / Tribune News Service Muscat-based Oman Air is seeking an over 36 percent increase in bilateral flying rights from India as it seeks to compete with West Asian rivals to carry more passengers to and from the country, the world’s fastest growing aviation market. Oman Air, which flies to 11 Indian cities, is competing with three major Gulf ...