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Air-taxis zoom through US skies by 2028

BLOOMBERG Urban air-taxis can begin service over US cities as soon as 2028 by largely adhering to existing flight rules for helicopters and other low-altitude aircraft, according to federal regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) timeline is three years beyond the agency’s initial goal of certifying the first of such aircraft by 2025. During initial phases, the taxis will have ...

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Jaguar owner Tata picks Britain for $5.2bn battery plant

BLOOMBERG Tata Group plans to build a £4 billion ($5.2 billion) battery plant in the UK to supply electric vehicles made by Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc, in a win for Britain’s struggling car industry. JLR and Tata Motors Ltd will be anchor customers for the plant capable of providing 40 gigawatt hours worth of batteries with supplies starting from ...

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Banks notch up ‘buyout’ deal wins from private credit firms

BLOOMBERG After a year dominated by direct lenders, investment banks are now winning some bigger deals in the buyout financing market. Among them are the $9.4 billion of debt financing backing GTCR’s purchase of a majority stake in Worldpay Inc — the largest buyout financing since Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter last year. A group of banks are selling the ...

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