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41 dead in Moscow’s Aeroflot plane fire

Bloomberg An Aeroflot PJSC plane on a domestic Russian flight made a fiery emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, killing 41 people. Flight SU1492 to Murmansk, a Sukhoi Superjet, suffered an engine fire after technical problems forced it to return to Moscow, Aeroflot said in a statement. The plane, with 73 passengers and five crew members aboard, made a hard ...

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Yum drops after Pizza Hut sales fail to take off

Bloomberg KFC and Taco Bell have again propped up parent Yum! Brands Inc, whose total sales topped estimates last quarter, but the company’s Pizza Hut chain is another story. The shares fell the most in almost three months. The chicken and Mexican businesses helped drive Yum’s same-store sales up 4 percent in the period, topping projections for 2.7 percent growth ...

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S African Airways to start direct flights to Guangzhou

Bloomberg South African Airways will begin a direct service from Johannesburg to Guangzhou in September, looking to expand its business with China. The new route will have three flights a week and the schedule was expected to be published on Monday, the airline said. The carrier is aiming to attract business passengers, including corporate clients and traders, it said. “Adding ...

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