Tag: Aerospace and defense industry
SpaceX Starship rocket set for third test flight launch
[The livestream is slated to start at 8:52 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.]SpaceX is set to attempt a third [...]
SpaceX cleared to attempt third Starship launch Thursday
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for a third launch from the company's Boca Chica launchp [...]
Boeing Max problems shift growth plans at Southwest, United
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019.Lindsey Wasson | Re [...]
Empty middle seats, more legroom
A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Elizabeth Page Brumley | Tribune News S [...]
Airbus widens aircraft delivery lead
A Boeing 737 Max aircraft during a display at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022.Peter Cziborra | ReutersBo [...]
Southwest Airlines cuts capacity, and rethinks 2024 financial forecast, citing Boeing problems
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked at a Boeing facility on August 13, 2019 in Renton, Washington.David Ryder | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines sa [...]
Terran Orbital CEO ‘looking at everything’ after Lockheed Martin takeover bid
Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital is "looking at everything" regarding the company's future, CEO Marc Bell told CNBC, as it considers Lockheed Mar [...]
United Airlines adds Morocco, Colombia, China flights
A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft is seen taking off from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesUnited [...]
Space company Astra going private to avoid bankruptcy
Rocket LV0006 tilts during liftoff.Astra / NASASpaceflightSpace company Astra will go private in a cut-rate deal with its founders after a dismal run [...]
United to pause pilot hiring, citing Boeing’s delivery delays
A United Airlines 737 Max 8Leslie Josephs | CNBCUnited Airlines will pause pilot hiring this spring because of aircraft deliveries from Boeing, the la [...]
Lockheed Martin looks to acquire Terran Orbital for about $600 million
Terran Orbital's banner above the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2022.Terran OrbitalLockheed Martin submitted a bid to acquire spacecraft manufa [...]
Loyalty, pricier tickets will drive revenue
A Boeing 737 passenger aircraft of American Airlines arrives from Austin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in th [...]
American Airlines orders hundreds of planes from Boeing, Airbus, Embraer
American Airlines flight 718, a Boeing 737 Max, takes of from Miami International Airport on its way to New York on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florid [...]
Upstart airlines Avelo, Breeze prepare for a profitable year
The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa [...]
NASA shuts down Maxar-led OSAM-1 satellite refueling project
A "grapple test" of the spacecraft's robotic servicing arm.NASANASA is shutting down a $2 billion project to test satellite refueling in space, it ann [...]