BLOOMBERG Airlines should financially reward managers who hire more women, said the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), after industry data showed almost zero progress towards gender parity in the past four years. Women typically hold just 13% of executive posts at carriers, even fewer than in financial services firms, Bloomberg analysis showed last month. The proportion of female pilots, technicians ...

BLOOMBERG Sports Direct, the sporting goods retailer owned by Frasers Group Plc, is seeking to expand in Europe, including with a possible acquisition of France’s Go Sport chain. Buying the business out of administration would allow Frasers to grow in France “with some authority rather than opening store by store,” said CEO Michael Murray. Sports brands are consolidating across Europe, ...

BLOOMBERG Delta Air Lines Inc and United Airlines Holdings Inc are offering to trim flights by as much as 10% at some of the country’s busiest airports this summer to ease congestion and delays — but only in return for a promise from federal regulators that they can get them back. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reached out to ...