BLOOMBERG United Airlines Holdings Inc is offering its pilots a contract with an incremental value in excess of $8 billion over four years, a figure that would make it the richest deal ever for a mainline US carrier. The company is negotiating weekly as it tries to reach a formal agreement with the union, Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said ...

BLOOMBERG Airbus SE predicted aircraft manufacturers will deliver 40,850 new jets over the next two decades as customers particularly in Asia expand their fleets and replace older aircraft with more fuel-efficient models. The plane manufacturer expects the global installed fleet to more than double through 2042 to 46,560 aircraft, with 23,680 planesrepresenting growth and 17,170 going toward replacement of older ...

BLOOMBERG The UK’s competition authority has ordered J Sainsbury Plc and Asda to stop using land agreements that prevent rivals opening nearby stores. The move will benefit discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl which are opening more outlets as they gain market share in the UK’s highly competitive grocery market. Sainsbury and Asda, the UK’s second- and third-largest grocers, were found ...

BLOOMBERG Bed Bath & Beyond Inc has picked Overstock.com Inc as the lead bidder in an upcoming bankruptcy auction for the right to own the big box store’s brand. Overstock’s $21.5 million cash offer has been selected as the stalking-horse bidder for Bed Bath & Beyond’s intellectual property, according to court papers filed, setting the price floor for the bankrupt ...

BLOOMBERG Retail executives are sounding the alarm on in-store shoplifting as theft burns a multibillion dollar hole in their balance sheets. While most are vowing to fight back, they’re also expressing fears that they may be largely powerless to stop the problem. As if a possible recession and declining consumer sentiment wasn’t enough to worry about, retail executives are struggling ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah, attended on Sunday, at the University City Hall, the graduation ceremony of undergraduate students at the University of Sharjah, the “Silver Jubilee batch” for spring semester 2022/2023. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed confirmed that there are many challenges that students ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), the European Union Delegation to the UAE, the Embassy of Sweden in Abu Dhabi and the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa, organised a panel discussion to highlight the vital role of women leaders in advancing the climate agenda and accelerating the green transition ahead of ...

BLOOMBERG Intel Corp said it plans to invest $4.6 billion to build a semiconductor assembly and test facility in western Poland, its latest project in the European Union as the bloc seeks to boost chip production amid rising geopolitical tensions. “With this investment today, and others in the EU, we’re excited to play a critical enabling point to building these ...

BLOOMBERG Nikola Corp is cutting 270 jobs as the maker of electric big rigs seeks to reduce costs and preserve cash. The move will affect 150 employees supporting European operations and another 120 workers based mostly at sites in Arizona and California, the company said in a statement. Nikola expects to save $50 million annually through the staff reduction, while ...

SHARJAH / WAM To leverage the power of ChatGPT and explore its potential for driving innovation within their respective fields, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) organised a one-day hackathon in the UAE. The event brought together a diverse group of 80 individuals from various industries, including artists, educators, developers, entrepreneurs and environmentalists. The hackathon is part of SEF Bytes, a community-driven ...