Bloomberg Airbus SE earnings surged in the first quarter as the European planemaker churned out higher numbers of the A320 narrow-body jet that’s the biggest global rival to Boeing Co’s grounded 737 Max. The company delivered 126 A320s, a model that appears to have overcome a run of engine manufacturing faults just as the 737 faces questions about its future …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG halted capacity expansion at its Eurowings low-cost arm after the group’s first-quarter margins were squeezed by rising fuel bills and overcapacity that’s sparked a Europe-wide fare war. Europe’s biggest airline is abandoning plans to increase capacity at Eurowings by 2 percent this year. Lufthansa issued a profit warning that attributed a plunge in earnings before interest …

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), the air navigation services provider for Dubai and part of the Northern Emirates has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with leading technology provider, Honeywell, to explore the potential for the co-development of new technologies that will increase efficiency, predictability, safety and environmental efficiency of airports and airside operations. The MoU …