A Falcon 9 rocket carries 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit on Feb. 3, 2022. SpaceX Russia is rapidly cutting itself off from much of the global space industry in response to Western sanctions due t...
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American Airlines will resume alcohol sales on flights April 18
An American Airlines flight attendant serves drinks to passengers after departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images American Airli...
Delta gives employees 4% raises, first pay increase since before the pandemic
Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nish...
NATO chief to Putin ‘stop this war immediately,’ calls for diplomacy
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference ahead of the alliance’s Defence Ministers’ meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 15, 2022. Kenzo Tr...
Astra stock ASTR swings: LV0009 rocket reaches orbit
A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company’s livestream on March 15, 2022. Astra / NASASpaceflight Rocket builder Astra returned to flight with a successful orbital ...
Airlines bet surge in travel will help offset fuel costs
American Airlines planes at LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC Travel demand has bounced back faster than expected this year, major airlines said Tuesday, a welcome trend for an industry battered...
Putin allows Russian airlines to fly $10 billion worth of foreign-owned planes
Aeroflot Russian Airlines civil jet aircraft produced by Airbus at Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport. Leonid Faerberg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Foreign aircraft lessors seeking to recover s...
Hypersonic aircraft start-up Hermeus raises $100 million
The company test firing the Quarterhorse aircraft’s engine at an unveiling event in 2021. Hermeus Hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus on Thursday announced a $100 million round of funding that i...
United Airlines will let unvaccinated employees return to jobs
A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines, citing a steep decline in Covid-19 cases, told staff Thursday that it will allow unvaccinated workers to return to their jobs startin...
U.S. extends airplane mask mandate through April 18
A sign reads “Wear A Mask” at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images T...
Boeing airplane deliveries slipped in February, Dreamliner problem lingers
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, June 29, 2020. Karen Ducey | Reuters Boeing delivered 22 jetliners to customers in February, its fewest sinc...
JetBlue founder’s startup Breeze Airways plans to nearly double its routes
David Neeleman, founder and chief executive officer of Breeze Airways, during a champagne christening before the airlines’s inaugural flight at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa, Florid...
A surge in jet fuel prices threatens to overshadow post-pandemic travel rebound
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Airlines trying to claw their...
Russia’s invasion is driving up air cargo costs
A Boeing 747-8F operated by AirBridgeCargo takes off from Leipzig/Halle Airport. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The cost of transporting goods by air has surged since Russia’s inva...
Spirit Airlines plans Miami, Atlanta crew bases this year as it takes on rivals
A Spirit Airlines plane on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is planning to ...
Airline software giant ends service with Russia’s Aeroflot, crippling carrier’s ability to sell seats
Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Rossiya Airlines jet aircrafts at Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport. Leonid Faerberg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sabre Corp. on Thursday said it terminated its a...
Russia Roscosmos refusing to launch OneWeb satellites: Ukraine crisis
A Soyuz 2 rocket launches 36 OneWeb satellites on March 25, 2020 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia. Roscosmos The corporate internet space race has taken a geopolitical turn. Russian space agency Rosc...
Artemis missions, SLS rocket billions over budget
The Artemis 1 mission Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Frank Michaux / NASA To the moon, indeed. NASA’s auditor didn’t mince words when he told lawmakers Tuesday that the space agency̵...
Pentagon’s SDA awards Transport Layer satellite internet contracts
Aerial view of the United States military headquarters, the Pentagon. Jason Reed | Reuters The Space Development Agency, an acquisition arm of the Department of Defense, on Monday announced nearly $1....
Starlink satellite dishes arrive, official thanks Elon Musk
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. Nacho Doce | Reuters A shipment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellit...
ISS partnership with Russia ‘working’ despite Ukraine conflict
The International Space Station is pictured from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around on Nov. 8, 2021. NASA NASA’s top official on human spaceflight addressed the agency̵...
Viasat says ‘cyber event’ disrupting satellite internet service
A Viasat Inc. logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Viasat said Monday that it believes “a cyber event” disrupted its satellit...
How the conflict is disrupting air travel
One of the five Ukrainian Boeign 737-800 aircraft that landed yesterday at Castellon airport in the face of the political situation in Ukraine and Russia, on 15 February, 2022 in Castellon, Valencian ...
Transatlantic flights, Europe travel will grow post-Covid despite Ukraine-Russia tensions
As if the airline industry needs yet another hurdle to overcome after two of the worst years it has ever experienced, carriers are now wondering what will happen to travel in Europe given the war in U...
Delta Air Lines cuts ties with Aeroflot after Russia attacks Ukraine
An Aeroflot Russian Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft as seen on final approach flying and landing on the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with the terminal and the control tower visible, after arrivi...
NASA and space partnerships with Russia face Ukraine challenge
ISS Expedition 64 crew member, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov takes part in a training session at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Zvyozdny Gorodok [Star City], Moscow Region. Anton No...
Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from space
Satellite imagery of the Chuhuiv Airbase outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine on Feb. 21, 2022. Planet Labs PBC Satellite imagery gives another perspective on the developing situation in Ukraine, as Russian tr...
Civilian flights restricted as invasion threat grows
An Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane is seen as Turkey’s first official spotter area has been put into service for aviation enthusiasts and photographers at Istanbul Airport in Ista...
U.S. air travel surges as Covid cases continue to drop
Lines of people wait to get through TSA airport screening. Getty Images U.S. airports were the busiest since Thanksgiving over Presidents Day weekend, a sign that leisure travel continues to recover a...
Airbus plans to test hydrogen engine on A380 jumbo jet to fly in 2026
Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in hopes of bringing lower-em...
Lufthansa Group to suspend Kyiv, Odessa flights
Lufthansa planes are seen parked on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport, Germany June 25, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Lufthansa Group said it would suspend service to Kyiv and Odessa, starting Monday,...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX to split its private stock 10-for-1
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft ahead of the Inspiration4 mission in Merritt Island, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Mus...