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Boeing buyers’ ire builds as 787 issues pass 13-month mark

Bloomberg Frustration is mounting for customers waiting to take new Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners — planes caught in a regulatory and production quagmire that has halted all but a few deliveries since October 2020. The popular wide-body jets will be needed to carry travellers across oceans as borders sealed shut by the Covid-19 pandemic start to reopen. But airlines and ...

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Virgin Atlantic in talks for $540m fundraising

Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is in discussions with its shareholders about a 400 million-pound ($540 million) capital injection, according to a person familiar with the matter. Added funding would bolster Virgin Atlantic’s balance sheet as it looks to cash-in on pent-up demand for air travel as restrictions lift, said the person, who requested not being identified because the information ...

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Airbus seals second A350F sale with CMA CGM’s four-plane deal

Bloomberg Airbus SE secured the second order for its coming A350 freighter, reaching an outline agreement with French shipping firm CMA CGM Group covering four of the wide-body twinjets. The memorandum of understanding is expected to be finalised over coming weeks, according to a statement. It follows a separate deal for seven A350Fs reached with leasing giant Air Lease Corp ...

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