Weak presidents are not safe for democracy. Bright Line Watch, a project of political scientists worried about the erosion of democratic institutions, has found increasing concern by experts about the state of US democracy since 2017. That’s despite the well-documented case that Donald Trump has been an unusually weak president. He often defers to Republican Party regulars on policy questions; ...

Bloomberg India’s decision to resume domestic flights from May 25 was a bolt out of the blue for most of the country’s aviation companies. Top executives at three Indian airlines said they learned about the move when the aviation minister tweeted it. The executives asked not to be identified citing rules on speaking to the media. Airline shares surged. Most ...

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc’s new chief executive officer vowed to work with the carrier’s labour unions on “creative” ways to slash labour spending and potentially avoid furloughs if travel demand doesn’t recover by October. Reduced work hours would be one possible approach, Scott Kirby said in an interview with CNBC and again at the United’s annual meeting. His comments ...