Bloomberg Boeing Co. executives met this week with pilots, flight attendants and industry consultants to build confidence in changes to the 737 Max jetliner, which has been grounded since March after two fatal crashes. The planemaker said it’s confident that finalised software updates will win regulatory approval, said John Goglia, a former US safety official and airline mechanic who attended …

Bloomberg South Africa’s government has hired a veteran business-rescue specialist to take charge of the state-owned airline in a renewed attempt to restore it to financial health and remove a burden on the nation’s finances. Les Matuson and his team at Johannesburg-based Matuson & Associates will get 4 billion rand ($273 million) in working capital from creditors and the government …

Bloomberg Oil fell from the highest close in almost 12 weeks as the effects of the US-China trade war countered Saudi Arabia’s surprise move to take additional crude barrels out of the market. Futures in New York slipped 1.1% after climbing 1.3% on December 6. The kingdom voluntarily pledged to pump 400,000 barrels a day less than mandated by Opec …