Bloomberg Europe’s biggest industrial firms have been banking on spring to bring down soaring energy costs. Those hopes faded this week as Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. Smelters and chemical factories across Europe were already struggling before the invasion sparked another jump in gas and electricity prices. Now, a growing list of companies including Europe’s biggest chemicals maker BASF SE …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co and Airbus SE are in talks with the new owners of Air India Ltd about an order for a raft of new planes, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a plan to rejuvenate the ailing carrier and its aging fleet. Tata Sons Pvt, which acquired the debt-laden airline from the Indian government last …

Bloomberg British Airways canceled more than 150 short-haul flights to and from its London Heathrow hub through midday, citing “continuing technical issues” following a systems outage. Morning departures to Milan, Geneva and Aberdeen were among those scrapped, with the carrier predicting further disruption through the day and advising people to check the status of their flight before heading to the …