Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc is stepping up damage-control efforts with customers who have suffered multiple delays or cancellations as flight disruptions linger from a work slowdown by mechanics and bag handlers. Operations have improved each month since June, Kerry Philipovitch, senior vice president-customer experience, said at an aviation conference in Las Vegas. That’s when a federal court issued a …

Bloomberg Uganda Airlines made an inaugural flight to neighbouring Kenya, reviving a national carrier founded by former dictator Idi Amin and liquidated almost two decades ago. The carrier, initially founded in 1976 and wound up in 2001, plans commercial flights to major cities in Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Somalia, Cornwell Muleya, a technical adviser at the carrier, said by …

Bloomberg Struggling pizza maker Papa John’s International Inc appointed Arby’s President Rob Lynch as chief executive officer, naming an outsider as it further breaks from its controversial founder John Schnatter. Lynch, a fast-food industry veteran, will replace Steve Ritchie. It’s the biggest shakeup since activist shareholder Starboard Value set its sights on the pizza company. In a statement, Chairman Jeff …