Bloomberg Thomas Cook Group Plc has filed for Chapter 15 court protection in the US as part of a broader debt restructuring for the UK travel agent. The company’s Chapter 15 petition was filed in the Southern District of New York, court papers show. Law firm Latham & Watkins is representing the company, according to the documents. Chapter 15 of ...

Bloomberg Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson plans to visit Boeing Co facilities in Seattle this week to personally assess the status of the 737 Max, which was grounded after two fatal crashes. Dickson, a former executive and pilot at Delta Air Lines Inc. who is qualified to fly the 737, said he intends to perform test runs on ...

Bloomberg Airports Company South Africa’s full-year profit fell 59 percent to $15.4 million as a weak economy and cost pressures constrained revenue growth. The company, which manages South Africa’s major airports, reported a 4.6 percent decline in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation to 2.8 billion rand, despite a 5.6 percent increase in revenue to 7.1 billion rand, Acting ...

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc and Expedia Group Inc reached a deal to continue online ticket sales, ending a standoff in which the airline had threatened to withdraw from one of the internet’s largest travel sellers. The agreement covers a multiyear period, the companies said in a statement without specifying how long it would last or disclosing other terms. United, ...

Bloomberg Walmart Inc’s quest to go upmarket has now taken the red-state retailer to the streets of Manhattan. The company has revived the defunct Scoop label and will position it as a private fashion brand, Walmart’s online fashion chief Denise Incandela said in a statement. Walmart’s website and some stores will carry more than 100 items including tops, shoes and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates stands with Saudi Arabia in confronting all menacing threats to its security and stability, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed made the statements in a phone call with His Royal Highness ...

Bloomberg Oil surged the most ever after a strike that wiped out about half of Saudi Arabia’s output capacity heightened concern about more destabilisation in the world’s most important crude-producing region. In an extraordinary start to trading on Monday, London’s Brent futures leaped almost $12 in the seconds after the open, the most in dollar terms since their launch in ...

Bloomberg Despite European efforts to avoid an escalation in trade tensions with the US, a tit-for-tat tariff battle over illegal aircraft subsidies is in the offing, according to the European Union’s chief trade negotiator. “Our view is that we have enough tariffs in the world as it is, so imposing tariffs on each other, which strictly speaking we are allowed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The gross output of the water, wastewater and electricity sector grew 2.7 percent in 2018 to AED55.8 billion as compared to AED54.3 billion in the preceding year, according to the figures of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. The growth is driven by the continuing population growth, with the government continuing to fine efficient alternatives through ...

OSLO / WAM Oslo-listed RAK Petroleum has announced a consolidated net comprehensive income of $65.7 million for the half-year to June 30, compared to a net comprehensive income of $166.4 million for the full year 2018. RAK Petroleum’s main assets are holdings in DNO, also listed in Oslo, and privately-held Foxtrot International. RAK Petroleum owns 40.45 percent of DNO, a ...