Bloomberg The top US aviation regulator plans to test-fly Boeing Co’s grounded 737 Max in an attempt to show an antsy public that proposed fixes will be safe, according to a notification sent to Congress. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, who is licensed to fly the 737 along with several other jetliners from his time as a pilot ...

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc warned it would take a pretax accounting charge of $2 billion to $2.5 billion after deciding to remove three aircraft types from its fleet amid an unprecedented collapse in air travel. The noncash impairment will be recorded in third-quarter results, which are due next month, Delta said in a regulatory filing. The company will retire ...

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc closed a $5.48 billion loan with the US Treasury, increasing its pool of cash to help fund operations until travel demand begins to return. The credit facility, backed by American’s loyalty program, increased from an original $4.75 billion target after rivals such as Delta Air Lines Inc and Southwest Airlines opted out of the funds ...