Civil Aircraft

Federal air-safety regulators have asked Boeing Co. BA 2.21% to launch a review of its safety paperwork for the 737 MAX 7, another setback for the plane maker’s push to win approval for the jet before a year-end legal deadline. The Federal Aviation Administration is unable to review the company’s submissions “due to missing and incomplete information” related to cockpit crews’ potential reactions to catastrophic hazards, according to an…

The U.S. is pushing to upgrade its 60-year-old fleet of strategic bombers to keep them flying into the second half of the 21st century in an effort to deter potential adversaries such as China and Russia.Air Force officials and military experts have said the refresh of the B-52 bomber—a long-range jet built by Boeing Co. BA 1.08% that can carry large loads of conventional and nuclear weapons—is crucial to providing an effective deterrent. The B-52 revamp could cost $11.8…

Delta is betting on flying-taxi rides to and from airports, announcing a $60 million investment in Joby Aviation Inc. JOBY -1.53% and plans to offer service in New York and Los Angeles. Delta Air Lines Inc.’s DAL 0.10% investment will give it a 2% stake in Joby, which also has been backed by Uber Technologies Inc. UBER -1.92% and…

SINGAPORE—A Boeing Co. BA 1.61% 737 MAX operated by MIAT Mongolian Airlines landed in China on Monday in what industry experts say is the jet’s first commercial flight in Chinese skies since Beijing grounded the plane in 2019. The 737 MAX jet flew to China’s southern city of Guangzhou from Ulaanbaatar, according to flight tracker Flightradar24. Chinese regulators gave MIAT permission to fly the 737 MAX into China in August, a spokesman…

Boeing Co. BA 4.67% and Airbus SE EADSY 2.84% are months behind handing over new single-aisle jets often used for U.S. domestic flights or other short-haul trips, constraining carriers’ ability to add flights to meet resurgent demand and plan their schedules, according to company executives and industry officials. “It makes it really hard for our team to plan,” Southwest Airlines Co.…

SINGAPORE—China’s aviation regulator issued a key certificate for the country’s first homegrown narrow-body passenger jet, Xinhua News Agency said Friday, one major regulatory hurdle to begin carrying passengers. Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China’s C919 jet received its “type certificate” from the Civil Aviation Administration of China this month, Xinhua reported, without specifying a date. That means it has met the country’s standards for commercial operation. That marks a…

Boeing Co. BA -5.60% agreed to pay $200 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into allegations that the plane maker and its former chief executive made misleading statements about the 737 MAX’s safety risks after two of the jets crashed.Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing’s former CEO, agreed to pay $1 million to settle the SEC’s claims, the agency said on Thursday. Both the company and Mr. Muilenburg resolved the investigation without admitting or…

Boeing Co. BA 2.82% said fewer employees who represent air-safety regulators are reporting interference with their jobs, though some still say they encounter obstacles.The plane maker said a recent internal survey found about 14% of its employees who act on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration perceived interference in their work on aircraft development and safety matters. In 2019, Boeing said, a similar survey found about 40% of the company’s employees who…

United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 2.35% has paid a $10 million deposit for 100 electric flying taxis, a sign that the airline is growing more confident in the nascent technology.United and a regional airline it partners with last year invested in Archer Aviation Inc. ACHR -3.20% and struck a preliminary agreement to buy up to 200 of the flying taxis that the San Francisco Bay Area-based company is developing. Other…

Delivery of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner would be the first new 787 to a customer in more than a year. Photo: Nicolas Economou/Zuma Press…