Toulouse / Bloomberg Airbus Group said on Wednesday its net profits climbed 15 percent last year and predicted deliveries of more than 650 aircraft in 2016 and a rise in orders to record levels. The France-based European aerospace group chalked up a net profit of 2.7 billion euros ($3.0 billion), with sales up 6.0 percent to 64 billion euros. Orders …

Sydney / AFP Shopping centre giant Westfield on Wednesday recorded a US$2.3 billion net profit supported by healthy income growth for its US and British assets, as it flagged an August opening for its fully leased World Trade Center development. The Australian-listed company is reporting its first full-year result for the 12 months to December 31, 2015 since spinning off …

Chicago / Bloomberg Boeing Co. expects China’s domestic freight market to surge in the next two decades and said it will offer conversions for its bestselling 737 passenger jets into cargo planes. The Chicago-based planemaker won 30 confirmed orders and 25 commitments from seven customers for the converted 737, Boeing said in a statement on Wednesday. The aircraft will be …