Bloomberg The third and final aircraft needed to complete flight trials of Airbus Group SE’s enlarged A350-1000 jet is poised to join the test program as the manufacturer pushes to hand over the first production plane to Qatar Airways before the end of the year. The-1000, a stretched model seating 40 more people than the existing A350-900, is on …

  Bloomberg Etihad Airways PJSC has no plans to take a stake in Deutsche Lufthansa AG, though the carriers are exploring the possibility of expanding their recent cooperation agreement, according to James Hogan, the company’s chief executive officer. Asked if Abu-Dhabi-based Etihad would be buying Lufthansa, for which it has been touted as a possible investor, Hogan replied “no.” The …

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Asia’s biggest international airline, said it will eliminate some positions after conducting a critical review of its business in a bid to arrest a decline in earnings. “The competition is here to stay and the uncertainty is the ‘new normal’ – we must simply respond,” the Hong Kong-based carrier said in a statement Wednesday …