Bloomberg American Airlines credited Covid as a key reason it pursued a controversial business partnership with JetBlue Airways Corp., saying it needed the alliance to stay competitive in the heavily trafficked US Northeast. “Our business was hemorrhaging cash” in the spring of 2020, American’s CEO Robert Isom testified in a federal court in Boston, adding that the airline was …

  Bloomberg US aviation regulators are set to approve a long-delayed rule change giving flight attendants an extra hour of rest between shifts. The decision is expected to be the focus of a press briefing in Washington with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting Administrator Billy Nolen. Flight attendants currently must be given at least nine hours of rest between shifts. …

  Bloomberg JBS SA, the world’s largest meat supplier, will discontinue operations at its US plant-based unit Planterra and focus on growing markets for alternative proteins in Brazil and Europe. The shutdown comes amid softening consumer demand for plant-based proteins. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. recently decided to reduce the size of its plant-based segment after a review found demand will …