An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraft Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images American Airlines said a flight to London returned to Miami late Wednesday because a passenger refused to comply...
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Tom Cruise movie producers sign Axiom deal for space production studio
The Axiom space station, with the circular SEE-1 module attached, is seen in an artist’s rendition. Axiom Space The producers of Tom Cruise’s future space movie on Thursday announced plans...
American Airlines (AAL) revenue grew in fourth quarter, posts narrower loss
American Airlines posted its highest revenue of the pandemic during the fourth quarter as bookings rose, but it still reported a loss, as the spread of the omicron variant hurt bookings. “Over t...
United Airlines (UAL) reports quarterly results
An aircraft takes off from O’Hare International Airport on January 18, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images United Airlines said the surge in Covid-19 infections has hurt bookin...
Foreign airlines cancel some U.S. flights despite 5G deal
A Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane (R) taxis past another from All Nippon Airways (ANA) at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture on July 18, 2021. David Gannon | A...
Companies hit record $14.5 billion in 2021
A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit. Sierra Space Private investment in space companies last year set a record, according to a report Tuesday by New York-based firm Space Capital. Space ...
AT&T delays 5G rollout near some airports after airlines warned of cancellations
A Southwest Airlines plane approaches to land at San Diego International Airport as U.S. telecom companies, airlines and the FAA continue to discuss the potential impact of 5G wireless services on air...
The Biden administration says it’s in talks to prevent flight disruptions over 5G rollout
A commercial aircraft approaches to land at San Diego International Airport as U.S. telecom companies, airlines and the FAA continue to discuss the potential impact of 5G wireless services on aircraft...
United brings back airport vaccines for employee boosters as omicron spreads
United Airlines ramp services worker John Dalessandro receives a COVID-19 vaccine at United’s onsite clinic at O’Hare International Airport on March 09, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Ol...
Delta CEO says 8,000 employees have tested positive for Covid in last 4 weeks
A Delta Air Lines employee works on the departures level at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bast...
Virgin Galactic stock falls after plans to raise $500 million in debt
Spacecraft VSS Unity lands on the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico after the company’s fourth spaceflight test on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic Shares of Virgin Galactic fell in tradin...
Delta Air Lines (DAL) earnings 4Q 21
A Delta airlines aircraft landing from Los Angeles at Kingsford Smith International airport on October 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Thursday that ...
Delta Air Lines battles with nation’s largest flight attendant union over shortened Covid sick leave
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...
Boeing 2021 airplane deliveries surged, led by return of 737 Max, but were still behind Airbus
FAA chief Steve Dickson flies a Boeing 737 MAX, from Boeing Field on September 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mike Siegel | Getty Images Boeing’s sales and deliveries of new planes surged last...
United cuts flights as about 3,000 workers call out sick from Covid
Travelers push their luggage past baggage claim inside the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) during the holiday season as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron v...
Virgin Orbit stock pops as company shows rocket in Times Square
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket on display in Times Square, New York. CNBC | Michael Sheetz Richard Branson’s satellite-launching company Virgin Orbit brought a rocket to show off in New...
Starlink internet service has more than 145,000 users so far
A Starlink user terminal, also known as an antenna or satellite dish, on the roof of a building. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday gave an update on its Starlink internet service, as the com...
Virgin Galactic stock falls below SPAC debut price two years later
Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and his crew, lands after reaching the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or C...
Airlines cancel another 1,300 flights as omicron, severe weather continue to snarl travel
Travelers wait in line to check-in for flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airl...
Airline stocks surge despite thousands of holiday flight cancellations
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Airline investors shrugged off thousands of U.S. f...
Severe weather, omicron infections drive thousands more U.S. flight cancellations
Travelers push their luggage past baggage claim inside the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) during the holiday season as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron v...