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Russian grocery-delivery service sets sights on US

Bloomberg Samokat, Russia’s biggest instant grocery-delivery service by orders, is aiming to be the first of its peers to take a share of the booming US market. The founders of the St Petersburg-based company are launching the service, to be called Buyk, in August in New York. They are targeting 10,000 orders a month there by year-end. “We understand that ...

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Safran mulls India engine repair plant after mega Airbus order

Bloomberg France’s Safran SA is considering building an engine-repair facility in India, after winning its biggest-ever turbine deal last month with joint venture partner General Electric Co. The project would be aimed at customers of the venture, CFM International, which was selected by IndiGo, the nation’s top airline, to supply engines for 310 new Airbus SE A320-family aircraft. A final ...

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Iceland’s Play Air reports strong bookings as flights begin

Bloomberg Icelandic startup Play Air Hf reported strong bookings for the coming weeks as it started operations with a flight to London Stansted airport. Sales for the latter part of July and August are particularly healthy, fuelled by demand from locals eager to head south for a vacation after more than a year of coronavirus lockdowns, according to CEO Birgir ...

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