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British Airways parent slows growth amid staff shortage

  Bloomberg British Airways parent IAG SA reported worse-than-expected earnings and tempered plans to boost capacity after staffing shortages at London’s Heathrow airport slowed its UK expansion. Shares of IAG fell 12%, the biggest drop in almost six months, after the company reported a first-quarter operating loss of $769 million. Operations were hit by IT glitches together with the reduced ...

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Airbus to build 75 A320 planes a month by 2025

Bloomberg Airbus SE is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to ramp up production of its bestselling A320-family of jets to 75 a month by 2025. The figure represents a jump from a build rate of about 50 of the narrow-body planes per month right now and the 65 targeted for the middle of 2023, and comes as demand recovers from ...

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Japan Airlines sees return to profit as Tokyo moves to reopen borders

Bloomberg Japan Airlines Co forecast a return to profit this year, betting on a pick-up in domestic and international travel as the nation signals it’s ready to loosen virus-related border controls. JAL forecast net income of 45 billion yen ($345 million) for the fiscal year ending March 2023, topping analysts’ average estimate for around 10.2 billion yen. The airline posted ...

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