April, 2022

• 24 April

  American, United 787 deliveries slip further on Boeing delays

  

    Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc and United Airlines Holdings Inc said some Boeing Co aircraft won’t arrive until 2023 or 2024 amid lingering uncertainty over when the planemaker will be allowed to resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner. The issue has already prompted American to reduce, delay or suspend some planned international routes, a setback for the carrier as ...

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• 24 April

  Lululemon aims to double sales by 2026, targeting more men

  

    Bloomberg Lululemon Athletica Inc outlined a new five-year plan intended to double sales to $12.5 billion by 2026, in part by expanding its offerings to men. The athletic-wear retailer aims to double the revenue it gets from men’s products and its digital channel, while quadrupling international sales from 2021 levels, the company said in a statement. Executives are meeting ...

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• 24 April

  Poland’s air traffic control spat threatens 600 flights

    Bloomberg Poland’s simmering industrial dispute over working conditions for air traffic control staff threatens to disrupt more than 600 flights a day if a deal can’t be reached, Europe’s airspace-management body warned. Capacity for services to Warsaw could be cut to just 170 a day if the situation worsens, leaving around 340 at risk of cancellation, while 300 of ...

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• 24 April

  Frasers to pay its incoming CEO $27m

    Bloomberg Frasers Group Plc’s new chief executive officer will receive a $27 million payment just days before he takes charge of the British retail group. The company behind Sports Direct and House of Fraser said it was awarding the payment to Michael Murray for his previous consultancy work at the group. Murray is not formally employed by Frasers but ...

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• 24 April

  France votes on Macron, Le Pen’s different visions

  

  Bloomberg French voters headed to the polls for the second time in two weeks to conclude a presidential election in which incumbent centrist Emmanuel Macron has the advantage in surveys over nationalist Marine Le Pen. The candidates’ plans are diametrically opposed. At home, Macron, is sticking to his credo of pro-business overhauls — including an increase in the retirement age ...

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• 24 April

  North Korea may hold military parade: Yonhap

  

  Bloomberg North Korea was expected to show signs of holding a huge military parade on April 24 where it would showcase its latest strategic weapons and celebrate the anniversary of its army, Yonhap News reported. The parade at Kim Il Sung Square may involve 20,000 troops, while rehearsals had more than 250 pieces of military equipment on display, the report ...

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• 24 April

  Kyiv proposes to end stand-off in Mariupol

  

  Bloomberg As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are preparing to visit Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed accelerated weapons supplies that he said could help Ukraine step up its counteroffensive, and said the Americans “should not come here with empty hands.” Russia said it struck a “large ...

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• 24 April

  Solomons must be ‘careful’ on China deal, says Australia

    Bloomberg The Solomon Islands should be “really careful” in its security pact with China, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said, warning the Pacific nation could become beholden to the Asian nation. Joyce said on Australia’s national broadcaster that while he accepted the Solomon Islands’ pledge that there would not be a permanent Chinese military presence on the territory, ...

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• 24 April

  UK leader change would be damaging: Dowden

  

  Bloomberg Changing UK leader now would be “seriously damaging to the country,” the chairman of the ruling Conservative Party said as calls continue for PM Boris Johnson to resign. Oliver Dowden told Sky News he expects Johnson to lead the party into the next general election, expected in about two years. Johnson will face a parliamentary ethics inquiry into his past ...

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• 24 April

  Slovenian PM faces possible ouster in vote

  

  Bloomberg Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa is fighting an uphill battle in elections that may rid the European Union of a leader who has challenged its democratic values. Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, and as fellow EU member France votes over whether to give President Emmanuel Macron a new term or replace him with right-wing standard bearer ...

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