Bloomberg Boeing Co should rename its 737 Max to help deflect travelers’ safety concerns once the grounded jet returns to the skies, according to plane leasing-industry veteran Steven Udvar-Hazy. The Max brand is damaged following two fatal crashes last year, and there’s no reason for Boeing to retain it, Udvar-Hazy, the founder and chairman of Air Lease Corp, said at …

Bloomberg The financial crisis at South African Airways (SAA) deepened on Tuesday with one of the nation’s largest travel agencies announcing that the airline had cancelled several domestic and international flights. “We are in the process of contacting our customers to advise and assist,” Flight Centre Travel Group said on Twitter. It didn’t provide further details. As many as 19 …

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc, Britain’s largest low-cost airline, said its loss over the winter low season is set to shrink as the collapse of tour operator Thomas Cook Group Plc pushes more customers its way. The stock rose the most on the FTSE-100 Index on Tuesday after EasyJet said the shortfall for the six months through March is likely to be …