Bloomberg The razor-thin staffing that contributed to thousands of canceled US passenger flights in October doesn’t bode well for smooth holiday travel. American Airlines Group Inc scrapped about 1,900 flights since Saturday, including 302 by November 1, as cancellations continued to ripple from the disruption of flights by high winds at its main hub near Dallas. Just three weeks ago, …

Bloomberg China’s three main airlines slid in trade in Shanghai and Hong Kong in the wake of disappointing earnings announcements. China Southern Airlines Co, Air China Ltd and China Eastern Airlines Corp were rooted to the bottom of a Bloomberg gauge of Asia-Pacific airline stocks, their A shares in Shanghai falling more than 3%. China Southern fell as much as …

Bloomberg While Japan’s not yet ready to welcome foreign tourists back, prospects are finally looking up for stocks related to the country’s beleaguered travel industry. Airline shares jumped after the Nikkei reported Japan is considering allowing business travellers, exchange students and trainees enter the country from as early as this month — the first relaxation of tight border controls since …