Bloomberg Airbus SE is favoured to pull in an order from Singapore Airlines Ltd. affiliate Vistara for as many as 60 new-engine single-aisle airliners to gain a stronger foothold in the booming Indian market, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The airline is leaning towards buying the A320neo jets after a contest with Boeing Co.’s 737 Max model, according …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. said it will push for open and fair trade after President Donald Trump announced duties on steel and aluminum imports from some of America’s allies on national security grounds. “We’ve done a preliminary analysis and we don’t see it having a material effect on our financials,” sales chief Randy Tinseth said in an interview during a gathering …

Bloomberg Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. agreed to add locally built aircraft to its fleet as part of an effort to bolster a state-owned planemaker that is developing jets to eventually compete against giants Airbus SE and Boeing Co. Signing a cooperation agreement with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (Comac) Ltd., HNA said in a joint statement that it …

Bloomberg Walmart Inc. wants to be your personal shopper — if you’re lucky enough to be invited. The world’s biggest retailer unveiled Jetblack, a concierge shopping service for busy urban families. For $50 a month, members can text their requests and receive same-day delivery from Walmart, Jet and other retailers like Saks and Sephora with gift wrapping included. The service …

YEMEN/ WAM As many as 36 members of the Iranian-backed Houthi militias including their leader were killed during confrontations with the Yemeni National Resistance Forces on different fronts in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The confrontations between the Yemeni Resistance Forces and the Houthi militias centered in the Taif, Al Husayniyah, and Tahita areas. The Resistance Forces were able to clear …

OTTAWA / WAM The UAE Minister of Economy, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, has met with the Canadian Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, and discussed ways to develop joint cooperation in the air transport field and reviewed the offer made by the Canadian side to increase the number of direct flights between the two countries. During the meeting, Al Mansouri …

Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc is attempting to market some of its natural gas as clean energy, packaging it with credits for eco-friendly projects that offset pollution coming from the fuel. The oil giant is offering business customers in Europe a combination of gas and certificates that show emissions are offset with financing for carbon-reduction projects. It’s testing markets in …

Bloomberg South Africa plans to invite bidders for additional renewable power projects that may amount to as much as 50 billion rand ($4 billion) of investment and help stimulate local and black-owned business. The fifth bid window for 1,800 megawatts of renewable projects under the government’s independent power producers program will start in November, according to a copy of Energy …

Bloomberg US natural gas futures are having their best May rally since 2010 as hot weather boosts demand for the power plant fuel, slowing efforts to refill depleted inventories. Prices rose to a four-month high after the Energy Information Administration reported inventories rose by 96 billion cubic feet last week to 1.725 trillion. The median estimate by analysts predicted a …

Bloomberg Italian power giant Enel SpA won a highly contested multibillion-dollar battle for AES Corp.’s Brazilian utility in a move that will more than double its presence in the country’s electricity distribution market. Enel’s 45.22 reais-a-share ($12.14) offer for Eletropaulo SA topped a final one by leading rival Iberdrola SA of Spain in sealed bids opened on the Sao Paulo …