Bloomberg After months of controversy last year triggered by the forcible dragging of a doctor off a flight in Chicago, airlines significantly cut down on bumping passengers. US carriers recorded the fewest number of bumped passengers in 2017 since the government began collecting data on the practice in 1995, the Department of Transportation reported. Last year there were 23,223 people ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s slow-selling 737 Max 7 has a big fan in Western Canada. WestJet Airlines Ltd. next year will become the second carrier, after Southwest Airlines Co., to operate the smallest version of Boeing’s upgraded workhorse. The Calgary-based company is set to receive five of the single-aisle jetliners next year. “We love those planes,” WestJet Chief Executive Officer Gregg ...

Bloomberg Pandora A/S said the US retail market remained challenging for its physical stores last quarter, but pointed to an improved performance in online sales. Revenue grew 16 percent in the Americas last quarter from a year earlier, the Copenhagen-based company said. In local currency, Pandora saw a 27% increase. “Growth was supported by the acquisition of franchise stores in ...