The coronavirus-fuelled collapse in air travel has made it highly unlikely that airlines will be adding new jets to their fleets anytime soon. But when the world’s carriers are ready to take deliveries of airplanes and place new orders again, the odds are increasing that those planes will be made by Airbus rather than Boeing. There are no coronavirus winners ...

Italy’s government has congratulated itself for showing the rest of the Western world how to enforce a lockdown in a democratic society. Nearly two months after that draconian decision, politicians are still keeping their citizens in the dark over the thinking behind their actions. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that he would lift a number of measures that have restricted ...

Amazon.com Inc has come under pressure in a locked-down Europe for doing what it does best: selling consumers everything they need. An appeals court in France said the US online retailing giant must limit its range to essential items: food, health products and computer equipment. In Germany, competition authorities are monitoring the company after complaints from retailers. It has endured ...