Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s biggest stockholder publicly backed a 9 billion-euro ($10 billion) government bailout, giving the rescue plan a major shot of momentum and boosting the airline’s shares and bonds just before a crunch vote. With Heinz Hermann Thiele declaring support after days of frenzied speculation about his intentions, the state rescue appears likely to secure the two-thirds backing …

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc raised about 419 million pounds ($520 million) in a share sale, padding its coffers for the gearing up of flights as the European aviation sector emerges from the coronavirus lockdown. The stock offering, equal to almost 15% of the existing share base, was placed at the price of 703 pence a share, representing a 5% discount to …

Bloomberg Swissport International AG plans to cut more than 4,500 jobs in Britain as the world’s biggest provider of airport ground and cargo handling services responds to a collapse in demand for air travel. The Zurich-based company, which is owned by troubled Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co, needs to reduce employment to cope with a 50% drop in revenue this …