April, 2022

• 10 April

  US bans Russia’s Aeroflot, others from receiving parts

  

    Bloomberg The US issued orders suspending Aeroflot PJSC, Russia’s biggest airline, and two others from receiving US parts and services for their planes, a step that officials expect over time will limit their ability to fly. The denial orders for Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair Aviation PJSC announced by the Commerce Department mark the first enforcement action for violation ...

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• 10 April

  Airbus ships 63 jets as ‘oil price’ fails to quell demand

    Bloomberg Airbus SE delivered 63 planes last month, boosting the firm’s plans to ramp up output despite concern that surging oil prices and the conflict in Eastern Europe could dent demand. The handovers took the first-quarter tally to 142. Net deliveries were reduced by two after trade sanctions imposed over the Ukraine invasion prevented the handover of A350 long-haul ...

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• 10 April

  Amazon union vote in Alabama challenged

    Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc interfered in a union election at an Alabama warehouse by prohibiting employees from discussing the union during work hours or posting literature about the effort, according to objections filed by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union seeking to void the election results. Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union ...

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• 10 April

  Pakistan lawmakers set to vote in new PM with close ties to army

  

  Bloomberg Pakistan lawmakers are set to vote in opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the next prime minister after former cricket star Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence motion that ended his four-year run. A united opposition bloc cobbled together 174 lawmakers to vote against Khan in Islamabad, two more than required to remove him from office. Parliament convenes again ...

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• 10 April

  Nato considering permanent presence in east, says Telegraph

  

  Bloomberg Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said military commanders are working on plans for a permanent troop presence on the alliance’s eastern border in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Telegraph reported. Stoltenberg said Nato is envisaging a “reset” that would shift the role of troops in eastern European member countries from serving as a tripwire in case of ...

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• 10 April

  Hong Kong’s Lee tops nomination threshold

    Bloomberg Hong Kong’s leading candidate for the city’s top government job has secured enough nominations required for the leadership race just a day after John Lee kicked off his campaign, according to the South China Morning Post. The city’s former chief secretary received more than 200 nominations as of Sunday, the newspaper reported Chan Yung, a deputy director for ...

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• 10 April

  Johnson meets Zelenskiy, pledges more aid

  

  Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a previously unannounced trip to Kyiv, pledging additional military aid and other support. Zelenskiy after the meeting hailed Johnson as “one of the most principled opponents of the Russian invasion” and said he expects the UK will play a “key role” in security guarantees for Ukraine. The pair ...

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• 10 April

  Australian PM seeks second ‘miracle’ win in May 21 polls

  

  Bloomberg Australia will hold a national election on May 21, after a six-week campaign period which center-right Prime Minister Scott Morrison hopes will bring him another come-from-behind victory. Morrison’s Liberal National coalition is currently trailing the opposition Labor Party in opinion polling, but he was in a similar position ahead of the 2019 election and narrowly won another term in ...

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• 10 April

  Macron stalls, Le Pen gets tailwind as France goes to polls

  

  Bloomberg French voters went to the polls Sunday in the lowest numbers in 20 years despite a tight race between Emmanuel Macron and nationalist leader Marine Le Pen. French elections often throw up surprising twists, and this one didn’t disappoint. An early belief the vote would be a repeat of 2017, when Macron faced Le Pen and easily won, was ...

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• 10 April

  UK joining salaries rising at fastest rate since 1997

  

    Bloomberg UK companies are jacking up starting salaries at a record pace, and some of the country’s biggest grocery chains are already raising pay as labour shortages hand workers unprecedented bargaining power. The latest signs of wage pressures may add to concern at the Bank of England (BOE), which has raised interest rates three times since December to slow ...

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