American Airlines said Monday it has added a stop to two long-haul flights out of Charlotte, North Carolina, because of a fuel supply shortage after the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline following a ransomware cyber attack. American is the first US airline to report an impact from the attack on Colonial, which carries nearly half the fuel consumed along the US East Coast. “We are closely monitoring the situation and working around the clock to ensure that we have an adequate supply of fuel across our network,” American, the largest US airline said, adding that the two impacted flights are expected to return to the original schedule on May 15. American said its daily flight from Charlotte to Honolulu will now stop in Dallas, where passengers will change planes before flying onto Honolulu, while its daily flight from Charlotte to London will stop in Boston for additional fuel.<br/>
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific has raised $650m in its first US dollar bond in 25 years, a term sheet seen by Reuters showed on Monday. The deal consisted of 5.25-year senior unsecured notes priced at 4.875%, the term sheet showed. The final pricing was 32.5 basis points cheaper than indicated by the deal's book runners when launched earlier in Asia on Monday. Cathay did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The airline will use the proceeds to bolster its working capital levels and fund general corporate purposes, the term sheet said. A US dollar bond will be the pandemic-hit carrier's first since 1996 as it primarily has issued its debt in Hong Kong dollars. Cathay issued HK$6.74b ($869.51m) of convertible bonds in Hong Kong dollars in January to shore up liquidity, prompting its shares to record their worst daily decline in more than 12 years.<br/>
Fly me to the Supermoon is the latest offering in airlines’ merry-go-round of flights to nowhere, with Qantas promising a night of cosmic cocktails and cake aboard one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners. After scenic flights over the Great Barrier Reef, vast outback and Antarctica, Australia’s flagship carrier will start selling tickets from Wednesday for a trip on May 26 to see the rising supermoon, which that evening also happens to be a total lunar eclipse. A supermoon is when a full moon occurs at the closest point to Earth during its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter. For A$1,499 ($1,170) for business class, passengers will meet in the Qantas lounge in Sydney for drinks, canapes and entertainment before ascending well into the atmosphere to view the moon. The night flight will climb above any cloud cover and should touch 43,000 feet, the maximum cruising altitude of a 787. Most passenger flights cruise at around 35,000 feet. An astronomer will be on board for commentary and insights. <br/>