Bloomberg MTN Group Ltd. said Rob Shuter will start as chief executive officer more than three months early as the South African wireless carrier reported data traffic that more than doubled and raised its full-year forecast for subscriber growth. Shuter, who was hired from Vodafone Group Plc in June, will join Johannesburg-based MTN on March 17, the company said …

  Bloomberg Turkish Airlines, which posted losses for two straight quarters, appointed the nation’s head of civil aviation, Bilal Eksi, as its chief executive officer. EkÅŸi helped manage the reorganization of Cyprus Turkish Airlines between 2009 and 2010 before being named the director general of civil aviation in 2011. He takes over from Temel Kotil, who resigned last week with …

  Bloomberg A group of American Airlines Group Inc. pilots is preparing a push to give up their 53-year-old independent union and join the larger Air Line Pilots Association, after peers at rival carriers secured tentative contracts with better pay and benefits. Resolutions calling for creation of an Allied Pilots Association committee to evaluate the issue will be introduced in …