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The cruelest cut in UK’s Tory leadership race

  A short time before voting closed in the latest elimination round of the Tory leadership contest, Michael Gove, a Conservative Party heavyweight whom Boris Johnson sacked from cabinet before his own downfall, made the case for Kemi Badenoch. Speaking to the think tank Policy Exchange, he called Badenoch his “intellectual superior,” who had three things the next leader needed: ...

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Airbus, Boeing court Air India in blockbuster plane upgrade

  Bloomberg The potential blockbuster deal of this year’s Farnborough air show still hangs in the balance, with Airbus SE growing more confident it can secure a landmark purchase of about 50 A350 wide-body jets from Air India Ltd at the event, and Boeing Co working on a deal for as many as 150 737 Max jetliners. The Indian carrier ...

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UK aiming for net-zero aviation sector by 2050

  Bloomberg The UK government said new plans to curb the aviation sector’s carbon output should mean aircraft emissions never again exceed levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic. Improvements to the existing aviation system, including a targeted 2% annual gain in fuel efficiency and steps to modernise airspace to shorten routes, should mean 2019 is remembered as the peak year ...

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