Bloomberg Demand for airplane-seat coverings that repel viruses and bacteria has soared during the Covid-19 pandemic, as carriers look to cut the time and cost of cleaning cabins. “The stakes are high for airlines,” said Quentin Munier, head of strategy and innovation at the seat division of aircraft-parts giant Safran SA. Tenders for new orders increasingly call for fabrics with …

Bloomberg Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc set an October 19 deadline for shareholders to vote on the hotly contested 7-billion-pound ($9.6 billion) takeover proposal by US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC. Britain’s fourth-largest grocer published documents saying when shareholders will decide the outcome of what could be the country’s largest take-private deal in a decade. A vote of …

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said that 98.5% of its US-based employees have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The carrier expects to see vaccine totals “north of 99%” when it tallies final figures for how many employees have complied with its mandate to be vaccinated or face termination. United had set a September 27 deadline for …