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Global airlines to address trade war, net-zero uncertainties at annual summit
Willie Walsh, CEO of the International Airlines Group Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images An unpredictable trade war and daunting environmental targets are on the agenda for global airline bosses at an annual summit in India, as the industry addresses concerns that geopolitical uncertainty will dent strong travel demand and raise costs. More people […]
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France, Vietnam sign Airbus, satellite deals as Macron visits Hanoi
Vietnam’s General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. (Photo by LUONG THAI LINH / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUONG THAI LINH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Luong Thai Linh | Afp | […]
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Summer travel demand is soaring — but airlines are short on planes
People board Ryanair plane at Rome Ciampino Airport in Ciampino, Italy on April 27, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Airlines are facing an uphill battle during peak travel season as delivery delays at Boeing and Airbus fuel a commercial jet shortage. The ongoing capacity issue remains a cause of concern for the industry […]
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IAG orders 71 long-haul jets split between Airbus and Boeing
Passenger aircraft, operated by British Airways Plc, at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British Airways owner IAG on Friday unveiled plans to buy 71 long-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, sharing a major fleet expansion across the Atlantic a day after Britain and the U.S. announced a trade deal. The […]
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European stocks open higher on China-U.S. optimism
European stocks opened higher on Friday, as investors assessed a signal that China is seeking trade negotiations will the U.S. The Stoxx 600 index jumped 0.88% in early deals, led by mining stocks, up 2.5%, while banks climbed 1.7%. Most markets were closed on Thursday for the May 1 holiday. London’s FTSE 100 ended a choppy […]
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Airbus beats first-quarter forecasts, maintains targets
Employees work on a Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine for an Airbus SE A330neo aircraft at the Safran SA plant in Colomiers, France, on March 25, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe’s Airbus posted stronger-than-expected revenues and core profit for the first quarter and reaffirmed targets for the year, while stressing it was too early to […]
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Europe stocks open higher amid earnings deluge; autos gain on tariff hopes
European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, as investors pored through another slew of earnings along with euro zone economic growth data. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.44% at 8:08 a.m. in London after notching a sixth straight positive session on Tuesday, extending its longest winning streak since January. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 meanwhile closed higher […]
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Europe wants to pour billions of dollars into its own defense companies — but market watchers say it may not be able to shut American firms out
New army recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, during basic training on Nov. 29, 2022 near Prenzlau, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that […]
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Beijing pledges greater market access as top global CEOs gather at the China Development Forum
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) shakes hands with US Senator Steve Daines before a meeting held in the Xinjiang Room at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 22, 2025. Ng Han Guan | Afp | Getty Images China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng has reassured foreign business leaders that Beijing will […]
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‘Buy European’: Airbus and others call for sovereign fund and higher Europe tech autonomy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after a European Union leaders’ special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defense, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025. Stephanie Lecocq | Reuters Airbus and over 90 other European companies and lobby groups have called on the European Commission to create a sovereign infrastructure […]
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