The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of equipment to refurbish and modernize AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters to the Czech Republic for an estimated cost of $650 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
There is no progress in removing obstacles to Russian grain and fertiliser exports caused by the West's "sanction strategy", a senior Russian diplomat in Washington said on Tuesday, ahead of the expiry of a deal safeuarding Ukrainian grain exports.
The CEO of Qatar Airways said he is excited for the arrival of new Saudi airline Riyadh Air, and that Saudi Arabia is "most welcome" to compete for market share, as competition in the Gulf region's aviation sector increases.
Sweden's SKF, the world's biggest maker of industrial bearings, reported first-quarter adjusted earnings above market forecasts on Thursday and raised its outlook for like-for-like sales for the full year.