Bloomberg Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the larger engines mounted to the Boeing 737 Max represented a design flaw and called for the plane to be permanently grounded. The 737 Max “must never fly again,” Nader said. “It’s not a matter of software. It’s a matter of structural design defect: the plane’s engines are too much for the traditional fuselage.” …

Bloomberg Real-estate developer Group Mach Inc offered to buy tour operator Transat AT with potential support from the Quebec government, topping a friendly proposal by Air Canada that had been criticised by some shareholders. Mach is offering C$14 a share in cash for Montreal-based Transat, C$1 per share more than the Air Canada bid. The unsolicited proposal is worth more …

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc climbed the most in three months on word that the company is in talks to sell its CRJ regional jet programme to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, a move that would end the Canadian industrial champion’s involvement in commercial aircraft. Both sides confirmed they were in discussions after the Air Current reported that negotiations were at an advanced …