Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is dangling allowances of up to HK$5,000 ($640) a flight as a sweetener for pilots rostered on to fly in and out of mainland China, with ongoing Covid-19 curbs making it less appealing to work those routes. The Hong Kong-based airline’s dedicated Chinese mainland operations have “been particularly onerous,” the company acknowledged in a …

  Bloomberg The federal judge overseeing SAS AB’s Chapter 11 process approved a $7 million breakup fee to Apollo Global Management Inc if its planned bankruptcy financing package for the Scandinavian airline falls through. Apollo said it would provide roughly $700 million to help SAS continue to operate during bankruptcy on the condition that the court signed off on the …

  Bloomberg Estee Lauder Cos’ sales forecast trailed analyst estimates amid continued lockdowns in China and pressure from the strengthening US dollar. The fragrance and skin-care company said that it expects an 8% to 10% drop in sales this quarter, compared with a year ago. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected revenue to be roughly flat in the quarter, which is …