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United Air to move operations staff to suburb in blow to Chicago

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to move the network operations center that coordinates its flights globally to a Chicago suburb next year, slashing headcount at the carrier’s world headquarters at Blackstone Inc’s Willis Tower. The move was announced internally and would affect about 900 employees such as managers and technical support staff, United said. About 400 flight dispatchers could ...

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Mexico’s Interjet sees return to skies in 2022 with Czech planes

Bloomberg The embattled Mexican airline Interjet is planning a return to operations by next year with a new fleet comprised of 10 Airbus SE A320 jets and potentially 10 Czech-made Let L-410 planes. The plan to fly again depends on the company’s ability to navigate a “distressed investing” strategy that will be separated into three tranches, said insolvency specialist Ivan ...

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British Airways, Phillips 66 reach pact on clean jet fuel

Bloomberg Phillips 66 reached an agreement to supply cleaner aviation fuel to British Airways for several years as the airline seeks to lower its emissions, the companies said in a statement. As part of the deal, so-called sustainable aviation fuel — which is made from renewable feedstocks such as waste vegetable oils — will be produced at scale for the ...

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