Bloomberg British Airways owner IAG SA reported a drop in third-quarter earnings after the UK carrier’s first pilot strike since 1979 disrupted flights and held back sales. The airline group, which also includes Spain’s Iberia and Aer Lingus of Ireland, had an adjusted operating profit of $1.6 billion, according to a statement, down 7% compared with 2018 on a pro …

Bloomberg Airbus won an order from VietJet Aviation for 20 of A320neo narrow-body jets as the Asian carrier waits on deliveries of Boeing’s grounded 737 Max. The deal is for the new A321XLR extra-long-range version of Airbus’s work-horse plane, VietJet said, adding that it will become one of the first airlines in the world to receive a model unveiled at …

Bloomberg Air France-KLM Group third-quarter earnings fell on lower demand for cargo transport and a reduction in lucrative last-minute passenger bookings at the height of the summer travel season. The shares fell the most in eight months. Operating profit dropped 16% to 900 million euros ($1 billion), the carrier said in a statement, missing an average forecast of 963 million …