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Cathay burns cash again as Covid restrictions bite

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is once more burning through cash as Hong Kong’s spiraling Covid-19 outbreak reduces the airline’s flying to a trickle. The carrier will go through between HK$1 billion ($128 million) and HK$1.5 billion every month “until conditions improve,” CEO Augustus Tang said. It’s a swift and bleak reversal for the city’s marquee airline. Tang said in his ...

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India to restart its int’l flights after two years

Bloomberg India will resume scheduled international flights after two years from March 27 and end air-bubble arrangements, the aviation regulator said. The move may spell a further boost for Indian carriers, which are adding back capacity as more people take to the skies with Covid-19 infections receding and vaccination cover increasing. Falling infections have paved the way for relaxations in ...

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Russia roils plane-backed bonds by keeping $10 billion of aircraft

Bloomberg Russia’s decision to block foreign owners from seizing hundreds of planes worth about $10 billion is roiling a market where aircraft leases are bundled into bonds and sold to investors. European Union sanctions imposed on Russia because of its Ukraine invasion give plane owners until March 28 to retrieve the vehicles. But only a handful have been extracted, and ...

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