Since its first commercial flight in 1970, Boeing‘s 747 jumbo jet has flown more than 3.5 billion passengers. The double-decker plane made air travel way more affordable for millions of people a...
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Southwest Airlines cancellations abate after holidays but costs pile up
Pristine Floyde searches for a friend’s suitcase in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo | Getty...
Five Chinese startups that survived a tough year of Covid lockdowns
A Kennon Robotics robot delivers food at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in Shanghai on April 7, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — In a year of Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions...
Southwest Airlines says holiday meltdown will hit Q4 results
Southwest Airlines’ holiday meltdown will “certainly” hit its fourth-quarter results, executives said Thursday, adding it will take several weeks to work through affected travelers&#...
Southwest cancels more flights as rival carriers cap fares for stranded flyers
Southwest Airlines slashed another 2,500 flights on Wednesday, sending more frustrated customers scrambling to find seats on other airlines. The Dallas-based carrier’s cuts amounted to 60% of it...
Airlines cancel 17,000 flights due to severe winter weather but disruptions ease
Aircraft are deiced at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee Reuters Flight cancellations eased further on Monday but disruptions from severe winter weather across the U.S. lingered at t...
Airlines cancel 10,000 flights and scramble to rebook travelers
An American Airlines plane is de-iced as high winds whip around 7.5 inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday, December 22, 2022. Star Tribune Via Getty Images | Star T...
FedEx, UPS warn on delays, airlines cancel more flights
An American Eagle plane taxis during a snow storm at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images FedEx and ...
Airlines cancel flights before Christmas
Workers deice an Alaska Airlines plane during a snow storm at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images A...
FedEx (FDX) earnings Q2 2023
FedEx said Tuesday it would cut $1 billion more in costs after weak demand ate into its quarterly profit. The company in September announced cost-cutting measures that included parking planes and clos...
Record quarter as revenue climbs
Will Marshall, Co-Founder & CEO of Planet Inc., celebrates his company’s listing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, December 8, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reute...
Delta 2023 earnings forecast sees ‘robust’ travel demand
Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 landing at Athens International Airport AIA ,LGAV / ATH Eleftherios Venizelos, with registration N806NW, a former Northwest Airlines Airplane. Nicolas Economou | NurPho...
Boeing airplane deliveries picked up in November
Boeing’s last 747 aircraft, #1574, at its factory in Everett, Washington. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Boeing‘s aircraft deliveries picked up last month with airlines getting more 737 Max and 787...
United Airlines places Boeing order for 100 Dreamliners
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines takes off from Los Angeles International Airport. Getty Images United Airlines is buying 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with the option to purchase 100 ...
SpaceX launches Japanese ispace lunar lander first mission
A long exposure photo shows the path of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it launched the ispace mission on Dec. 11, 2022, with the rocket booster’s return and landing visible as well. SpaceX Ja...
NASA completes Artemis I moon mission with Orion capsule splash down
The Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022. NASA TV NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico on Sunday, ...
Southwest reinstates dividend after three years as travel rebounds
OntheRunPhoto | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is reinstating its quarterly dividend that it suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the latest sign of the airline...
Boeing’s last 747 rolls out of factory after a more than 50-year production run
Boeing’s last 747 aircraft, #1574, at its factory in Everett, Washington. Leslie Josephs | CNBC EVERETT, Wash. − Boeing‘s final 747 is set to roll out of the company’s cavernous fact...
United CEO says business travel has ‘plateaued’ but revenue is still rising
United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing in London Heathrow International airport in England, UK. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images Business travel demand has “plateaued” b...
SpaceX unveils Starshield, a military variation of Starlink satellites
An uncaptioned image posted on the company’s website appears to show Starshield technology in orbit. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its Starlink satellite technology into military ...
Delta pilots would get more than 30% in pay raises under new contract deal
A pilot walks past the windows at the newly renovated Delta terminal D at LaGuardia Airport in New York March 6, 2021. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Delta Air Lines and its pilots’ union...
Astra chief engineer Benjamin Lyon resigns from rocket builder
Benjamin Lyon, chief engineer and executive vice president of engineering and operations Astra Beleaguered rocket-builder Astra is losing its highly touted chief engineer, Benjamin Lyon, the company s...
Delta making lounge access harder after complaints of crowding, lines
The Sky Lounge during a tour of Delta Air Lines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Ai...
Amazon used AWS in satellite experiment
An image captured by the ION Elysian Eleonara satellite in January 2022. D-Orbit Amazon’s cloud computing division successfully ran a software suite on a satellite in orbit, in a “first-of...
Frontier Airlines gets rid of telephone customer service
Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on August 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Say goodbye to the airli...
Envoy Air says pilot who was reported incapacitated during flight has died
An American Eagle Embraer 175 aircraft is seen on the tarmac through a plane window at LAX in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 10, 2018. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters An Envoy Air flight returned to ...
NASA’s Orion spacecraft flies by the moon on Artemis 1 mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft made its closest approach to the moon on Monday morning during day five of the Artemis 1 mission. The uncrewed capsule flew about 81 miles above the lunar surface, the ag...
Taylor Swift slams ‘outside entity’ over Ticketmaster tour sale fiasco
Taylor Swift performs onstage during iHeartRadio’s Z100 Jingle Ball 2019 Presented By Capital One on December 13, 2019 in New York City. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Taylor Swift responded to fans...
Former SpaceX employees file complaints alleging retaliatory firings
SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Former employees of SpaceX have filed federal complaints against the company, alleging Elon Musk’s...
Head of United Airlines pilot union resigns after comments surface
A United Airlines passenger aircraft prepares to leave its gate and taxi to the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Robert Alexander | Getty Images The newly el...