US authorities are requiring airlines to give them more notice about certain types of cargo that officials believe may pose a security risk. The new measure took effect Tuesday. Carriers operating planes with commercial cargo now must send certain information about that cargo to US Customs and Border Protection before loading the plane. Until now, airlines generally weren't required to provide the cargo information until a few hours before the plane's arrival. Officials said that meant Customs might not have enough time to identify items that could be bombs or chemical or biological weapons until the plane was already on its way to a US destination. Customs said it will be able to order airline crews not to load suspicious cargo. The government is not detailing the information that the airlines must provide.<br/>
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They may not have qualified for the tournament, but travellers from the US are among those most gripped by World Cup fever in terms of flight bookings to Russia, with bookings up 66%, data showed on Tuesday. Less surprisingly, the biggest fall in bookings, a drop of 16%, is from Italy, which failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years, travel technology company Travelport said. Overall, flight bookings to Russia for travel during the tournament from June 14 to July 15 have risen 136,503 in volume, an increase of 34%, according to Travelport’s analysis of data from the major global distribution systems. Bookings from the US are up by 13,654 in volume, an increase of 66%, while Germany accounts for the largest growth in booking volumes of 16,213, an increase of 44%. “It’s great to see the World Cup is encouraging people to travel,” Travelport CCO Stephen Shurrock said. “German supporters are clearly feeling optimistic they can retain the title with the highest total number of fans traveling to watch their team.”<br/>
Embraer jumped the most in two months as its proposed commercial-jet venture with Boeing cleared a major hurdle. Brazilian President Michel Temer has endorsed the partnership in principle, said a person familiar with the discussions, a crucial step since the Brazilian government has veto power over any Embraer tie-up. The talks will potentially conclude within weeks, said a second person, who asked not be named because the discussions are private. Boeing and Embraer are getting closer to a pact that would forge the second global alliance between major airplane manufacturers. Airbus is set to take control July 1 of Bombardier’s C Series single-aisle jetliner, a direct rival of Embraer’s next generation of planes. The twin deals are set to turn the market for a new generation of 100- to 150-seat planes into the next battleground in the broader struggle between Boeing and Airbus.<br/>