Bloomberg The embattled Mexican airline Interjet is planning a return to operations by next year with a new fleet comprised of 10 Airbus SE A320 jets and potentially 10 Czech-made Let L-410 planes. The plan to fly again depends on the company’s ability to navigate a “distressed investing†strategy that will be separated into three tranches, said insolvency specialist Ivan ...
Read More »British Airways, Phillips 66 reach pact on clean jet fuel
Bloomberg Phillips 66 reached an agreement to supply cleaner aviation fuel to British Airways for several years as the airline seeks to lower its emissions, the companies said in a statement. As part of the deal, so-called sustainable aviation fuel — which is made from renewable feedstocks such as waste vegetable oils — will be produced at scale for the ...
Read More »UK to require pre-arrival Covid tests
Bloomberg The UK will require all travelers to take a pre-flight Covid-19 test within 48 hours prior to their flight regardless of their vaccine status, a surprise government move that prompted a swift and angry reaction from the airline industry. The measure, which takes effect on December 7, will be temporary and be reviewed as the omicron outbreak develops, Health ...
Read More »India eager for Putin’s weapons despite risk over US sanctions
Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit New Delhi on Monday as billions of dollars of Russian weaponry flow into India that would normally attract US sanctions. Eager to draw India into its efforts to contain China, the US may look away this time. Putin is making his first foreign trip in nearly six months for talks with Prime ...
Read More »American spy planes threaten civil aviation over Black Sea: Russia
Bloomberg Russia said it will protest officially to the US about an incident over the Black Sea, when civilian aircraft had to divert from their routes because of a US spy plane. “Increased US and Nato warplanes activity near Russian borders creates risks of dangerous incidents for civilian aviation,†Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Facebook page. ...
Read More »Germany’s Free Democrats back pact with SPD, Greens
Bloomberg Germany’s Free Democrats overwhelmingly supported a coalition deal with the Social Democrats and Greens, bringing the party one step closer to governing Europe’s biggest economy. The pro-business FDP backed the 177-page pact outlining the government’s plan for the next four years with 92% of votes at a special party conference in Berlin. The SPD already approved the deal at ...
Read More »France’s Republicans pick first woman presidential candidate
Bloomberg France’s Republicans nominated their first woman presidential candidate in a primary that sharpened the focus of the challenge facing Emmanuel Macron in next year’s election. Valerie Pecresse won the final round of the conservative’s ballot after 61% of members backed her. Eric Ciotti, a lawmaker from southern France often compared to far-right rival Eric Zemmour, took 39%. By selecting ...
Read More »Austin says US will counter China’s ‘disturbing’ activities
Bloomberg Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the US will stand up to an “increasingly assertive and autocratic†China in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, calling its activity “disturbing.†One way to counter China’s military modernisation, growing nuclear capabilities and technological advances is to strengthen US alliances in the region, Austin told a security conference in California. “The activity that we ...
Read More »US is reviewing travel rules on daily basis, says Fauci
Bloomberg The US is reevaluating the travel ban on eight southern African countries as more information about the omicron variant and its spread becomes available, White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said. “That ban was done at a time when we were really in the dark — we had no idea what was going on,†Fauci said. U.S. medical advisers ...
Read More »Biden says US is ‘back to work’ after unemployment rate falls
Bloomberg President Joe Biden said Americans are returning to work and the US economy continues a strong rebound from the pandemic, after a Labour Department report offered a mixed view on the job market. “Simply put, America, America is back to work,†Biden said in remarks at the White House. “Because of the extraordinary strides we’ve made, we can look ...
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