April, 2021

• 4 April

  United Air to restart pilot hiring in sign of rebound

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc will resume pilot hiring as the carrier sees signs of a sales recovery amid expanding US vaccination campaigns. The carrier will begin with 300 pilots who received a conditional job offer last year or had a new-hire class that was canceled, Bryan Quigley, senior vice president of flight operations, told employees. The decision followed a …

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• 4 April

  Nomad Foods aims to grow Ledo brand after deal: CEO

  

  Bloomberg Nomad Foods Ltd plans to grow the Ledo frozen-food group brands, not spin them off, after sealing a $724-million Croatian acquisition that gives Europe’s largest frozen food business a foothold in the Balkans. “It would be a big mistake to make any change,” Chief Executive Officer Stefan Descheemaeker said in an interview via a video-link. “We are in the …

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• 4 April

  Boeing climbs over big order for smallest Max

  Bloomberg Boeing Co rose after Southwest Airlines Co ordered 100 of the smallest version of the 737 Max, cementing a half-century relationship and ending a public flirtation with Airbus SE. The deal for Max 7 planes strengthens Boeing’s first-quarter sales as well as its campaign to bolster its single-aisle aircraft program after two fatal crashes spurred a record flying ban …

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• 4 April

  Air France-KLM board to meet on state rescue

  Bloomberg Air France-KLM’s board is preparing to meet on Monday to consider a recapitalisation plan for its French arm, according to people familiar with the matter. The multi-billion-euro package would be up for discussion after a deal was reached between the French government and the European Commission. The commission had antitrust concerns, said the people, who asked not to be …

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• 4 April

  Deutsche Bank bond drives $1.1m in fees to diverse shops

  

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG paid one of the largest fee shares ever to banks managed by women, minorities and veterans for helping oversee its bond sale, as diverse firms take on more significant roles in debt offerings. Over 60% of the deal’s fees, or about $1.1 million, were split among a group of 11 banks including joint lead managers Academy …

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• 4 April

  Xiaomi plans $10 billion foray into electric cars

  

  Bloomberg Xiaomi Corp. unveiled plans to invest about $10 billion over the next decade on manufacturing electric cars, embarking on its biggest-ever overhaul to enter China’s booming EV market. Billionaire co-founder Lei Jun announced his intention to lead a new standalone division and spearhead the smartphone giant’s drive into vast but unfamiliar territory, in what he called his final major …

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• 4 April

  Google promises not to muzzle staff on pay, settling labour case

  

  Bloomberg Google promised not to silence workers who talk about their pay, part of a settlement resolving one of the first legal complaints filed by a new union representing hundreds of employees and contract workers at the internet giant. “We will not tell you that you cannot discuss policies with other employees,” states the notice to staff, signed by an …

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• 4 April

  Waymo CEO resigns as tech executives take over

  

  Bloomberg John Krafcik stepped down as chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving vehicle division, making way for two tech industry veterans to jointly take over the business, the company said in a memo. Krafcik, 59, will be replaced by Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s chief operating officer, and Dmitri Dolgov, chief technical officer, who will serve as co-CEOs. Mawakana was …

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• 4 April

  Toyota sees 22% jump in US sales

  Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp’s first-quarter sales surged 22% from a year earlier in North America, signaling a healthy recovery from when Covid-19 shutdowns kept car buyers at home. Sales rise to 603,066 vehicles in the quarter, the Japanese automaker said. March sales jumped a gaudy 87% to almost 254,000, Toyota said in separate release, but that compares with a month …

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• 4 April

  Tesla deliveries smash expectations on reception in China

  

  Bloomberg Tesla Inc. delivered more cars than expected in the first quarter, a strong start to a year in which Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk will be scaling global operations and building two more factories. The maker of electric vehicles delivered 184,800 cars worldwide in the first three months of the year, up from 180,570 in the fourth quarter, the …

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