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Airbus aims to achieve 800-jet delivery target

Bloomberg With just a few days left before 2018 is over, Airbus SE says it’s working flat out to reach a goal of delivering 800 jetliners during the year. The Boeing Co. rival is maximising efforts to meet its target, which requires it to hand over at least 127 aircraft to customers in December. Marketing chief Christian Scherer and his ...

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Gap to close its major store in Manhattan

Bloomberg Gap Inc. plans to shutter one of its major New York stores next month. The clothing retailer, which said in November that it may close hundreds of underperforming Gap stores, will shutter a three-story location at 680 5th Avenue on January 20, the company confirmed in an email. Chief Executive Officer Art Peck also said last month that the ...

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UK plans to double charge on plastic bags

Bloomberg The UK is planning to double the charge on disposable plastic bags issued by the country’s largest retailers to 10 pence as part of a drive to protect the environment. The fee will also be extended to all small shops, according to the plans published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The proposals are subject to ...

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