Bloomberg EHang Holdings Ltd., one of several companies seeking to commercialise autonomous taxi aircraft, closed its first day of trading in the US with its shares down one cent from their price in its US initial public offering. The Guangzhou, China-based company raised $40 million, pricing 3.2 million American depositary shares at the bottom of its marketed range of $12.50 …

Bloomberg A Qantas Airways Ltd. flight was evacuated early Sunday after the plane turned back shortly after takeoff because of an hydraulic issue. Flight QF575, which departed Sydney for Perth at 8:25 am local time, returned to make a non-emergency landing, the airline said in a statement on its website. “Once back at the gate, the captain made the decision …

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd. picked Airbus SE to provide ultra-long-range planes for planned direct services that will stretch halfway round the world, a blow to Boeing Co. after a two-year competition to land the deal. The Australian airline chose the A350-1000 over Boeing’s 777X for proposed services connecting Sydney with New York and London. Qantas is preparing an order for …