EAST FARMINGDALE, New York, May 23 (Reuters) - With this airline, dogs are ditching the kennels and flying first class. BARK Air wants to pamper pets and their owners even before takeoff and will make its initial flight from New York to Los Angeles on Thursday. CEO Matt Meeker said the business idea came from struggling to transport Hugo, his...

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raised tens of millions of dollars during a fundraising swing through Texas this week, promising he would support the oil and gas industry by backing new pipelines and restoring fracking on federal land. Trump has courted support from the energy industry with a pro-fossil fuel and anti-regulation...

May 23 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) said on Thursday the planemaker has updated its workforce training for new hires for manufacturing and quality after pausing it in late February. Its new hires will now receive 10 to 14 weeks of foundational skills training before moving to the production floor, which is one to two weeks more on average...

May 23 (Reuters) - Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear ( GIL ) said on Thursday its board of directors has resigned as its president and CEO Vince Tyra stepped down to be replaced by former top boss Glenn Chamandy. The outgoing directors appointed the nominees of activist investor Browning West to the board and ceased discussions on the previously announced...