Bloomberg Airbus is closing in on a deal to supply Dutch airline KLM with single-aisle jets, unseating incumbent Boeing, according to people familiar with the matter. The planemakers are competing on an order for as many as 160 aircraft for KLM and low-cost carrier Transavia, as parent Air France-KLM refreshes the brands’ medium-haul fleets. The contest remains in flux, ...

  Bloomberg Voters in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland see themselves united as one country in the next 10 years, according to polls conducted on both sides of the border. South of the border, 62% of people favour Irish unity, though the majority view it as a long-term project rather than an immediate priority, according to a ...

  Bloomberg South Africa jettisoned a plan that would have forced about 200,000 Zimbabweans to return home, to the satisfaction of critics who said it would have caused a humanitarian crisis. The Department of Home Affairs gave no reason for withdrawing its directive to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit. The cabinet’s decision to end the permits drew a chorus of ...