Bloomberg VietJet Aviation JSC indicated that it plans to establish a fleet of Airbus SE A330 jets for flights beyond Asia after signing a service deal for the Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines that power the twin-aisle model. The Vietnamese airline will outfit upcoming wide-bodies with Rolls-Royce Trent 700 turbines, it said in a statement. A Rolls spokeswoman said the $400 ...

Bloomberg The Biden administration’s new vaccine-based travel rules are forecast to boost jet fuel consumption as they bring the US more in line with the European Union, helping revive flights across the Atlantic. The increased transatlantic travel will probably add at least 250,000 barrels a day of crude demand, according to a senior trader at a top oil-trading firm. Bloomberg ...

Bloomberg The Taliban government has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan in a surprise move that could weigh on an economy struggling with a cash crunch and further isolate the country. The move came as the Taliban were pushing for the release of billions of dollars of reserves overseas, which was frozen by the US and its Western ...