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Air India’s mega jet deal held up by engine-cost debate

  Bloomberg Air India Ltd.’s order for as many as 500 aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing Co. is being held up by an impasse with engine makers powering the 737 Max, dragging out what stands to be one of the biggest single purchases in civil aviation history. CFM International, the General Electric Co. and Safran SA joint venture, is ...

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China air travel returns to pre-pandemic levels

  Bloomberg Air travel in China has returned to January 2019 levels ahead of the important Lunar New Year holidays, according to aviation data provider Cirium. Airlines in China are scheduled to operate 99.8% of January 2019’s flights this month, Cirium said, although the recovery has been largely driven by domestic travel. Domestic seating is 9.5% higher than 2019 levels, ...

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UK braces for high borrowing costs to linger for longer time

  Bloomberg The Bank of England is likely to keep interest rates in painful territory through this year or longer even as the economy falls into recession. Inflation is running five times above the BOE’s target, and Governor Andrew Bailey is concerned that worker shortages are feeding wage pressures. The market is betting on another 1 point increase in the ...

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