Bloomberg A former Boeing Co pilot was charged with deceiving US aviation regulators in the first prosecution related to two fatal 737 Max accidents that plunged the aviation titan into crisis. Mark Forkner, a former chief technical pilot for the company, was indicted on charges that he deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aircraft Evaluation Group during the agency’s evaluation …

Bloomberg Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc is pushing the start of commercial flights further into next year after rescheduling a test flight, disappointing investors with the unexpected delay to its space tourism business plans. A program to upgrade the company’s spaceplane is taking place a month later than anticipated, forcing the delay of a planned research mission with a crew of …

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc is planning its largest expansion into Europe, anticipating a surge of pent-up demand following two years of weak bookings because of the coronavirus pandemic. The significant trans-Atlantic capacity increase reflects the airline’s expectation that next summer will deliver record traffic. Flights essentially shut down industrywide in 2020 and capacity was limited last year because of …