Bloomberg The Delta variant of Covid-19 is scything through aviation just as key markets were getting back on their feet. In the US, Southwest Airlines Co is blaming the Delta strain for a rash of cancelled bookings and a slowdown in demand that may push it and several others to quarterly losses. After leading the industry’s recovery for much of …

Bloomberg US aviation regulators are opening a new review of Boeing Co after a survey of company engineers found a sizable percentage said they couldn’t raise safety concerns without interference. A survey conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from May through July found that 35% of Boeing employees raised issues of conflicts of interest and a lack of independence, …

Bloomberg Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit agreed to go public through a reverse merger with NextGen Acquisition Corp II that will value the satellite-launch company at $3.2 billion. Investors including Boeing Co and AE Industrial Partners committed $100 million to Virgin Orbit through a private investment in public equity, according to a statement. The merger is expected to provide the new …