In true Jupiterian style, French President Emmanuel Macron said nothing publicly when the Aukus debacle erupted, letting his ministers and European partners do the talking after Australia scrapped a $66 billion submarine deal with Paris in favour of an American-led alliance in the Indo-Pacific. Yet now that there’s a power vacuum opening up in Europe, as Germany’s Angela Merkel bows ...

Bloomberg The airline industry’s main lobby group adopted a target of eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis by 2050, a goal that will require balancing the fight against climate change with the need to spur demand in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Current airline targets aren’t ambitious enough, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh said ...

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd kicked off a process to buy more than 100 new planes worth in excess of $9 billion as it pushes ahead with plans to start ultra-long flights halfway around the globe. The airline will bring in the new aircraft by 2034 to renew its aging domestic fleet of Boeing Co 737-800s and smaller Boeing 717s. Qantas ...