An artist’s depiction of a Tanager satellite in orbit. Planet PARIS — Planet is adding another type of imagery satellite to its product line, the latest expansion of the company’s data-gat...
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FAA rejects proposal to halve pilots’ flight-time requirement amid shortage
A Republic Airways plane approaches the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on April 2, 2022. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Admini...
How Jared Isaacman uses fighter jets in training
Astronauts love fighter jets, and billionaire founder Jared Isaacman is no different. Isaacman, who founded payments company Shift4, is deep into training with his team for the first spaceflight of th...
Hilton partners with Voyager Starlab to design astronaut suites
Concept art of a “Starlab” space station Nanoracks PARIS — Hotel giant Hilton has signed on to design astronaut facilities for the private space station Starlab currently under development...
Intuitive Machines going public via SPAC at near $1 billion valuation
The Nova-C lunar lander seen on April 26, 2022 during assembly for the IM-1 mission. Intuitive Machines PARIS — Lunar-focused space company Intuitive Machines announced Friday it will go public via a ...
Heathrow alters 15% of Monday flights for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
British Airways Airbus A319 aircraft takes off from Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, May 17, 2021. John Sibley | Reuters London’s Heathrow Airport will change about 15% of its Monday flight...
Frontier Airlines recently held talks with SpaceX about adding Starlink Wi-Fi
A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis to a gate at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Frontier Airlines “rece...
United Airlines partners with one-time foe Emirates, will launch Dubai flights
Emirates airlines Boeing 777-31H(ER) takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on January 13, 2021. Aaronp / Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images United Airlines and Emirates will sell seat...
SpaceX Starship has potential but not ready yet
Starship prototype #24 conducts a test firing of six of its Raptor engines at the company’s facility near Brownsville, Texas on Sept. 8, 2022. SpaceX PARIS — The leader of a Northrop Grumman sub...
Boeing aircraft deliveries rose to 35 in August as Dreamliners returned
The Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 aircraft stands on its parking position at Frankfurt Airport, with another Lufthansa aircraft in the background. The first Boeing 787-9 jet landed at its new home base in Fr...
SES CEO on satellite broadband company’s difference from SpaceX’s Starlink
PARIS — European satellite broadband operator SES wants to distinguish its services from the likes of industry challengers in SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper, as the company looks to...
Holiday airfare will be most expensive in 5 years as pandemic fears wane
Los Angeles, CA – November 23: An air travel passenger is hugged while being picked up amid a long line of travelers awaiting rides after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport terminal 1...
Mixed performance with progress and delays
The company’s Electron rocket carrying the CAPSTONE mission lifts off from New Zealand on June 28, 2022. Rocket Lab The second quarter was a mixed bag for space companies, with some firms postin...
Democrats want probe of airline Covid bailouts over staff buyouts
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Two House Democrats have asked a Treasury Departme...
Airlines’ chaotic summer is over. These 5 charts show how it went
Travelers make their way through Orlando International Airport on New Year’s weekend, despite thousands of flight cancellations and delays across United States. Paul Hennessy | Lightrocket | Get...
NASA repairing hydrogen leak to launch Artemis 1 mission in late Sept
NASA’s Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on September 02, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images NASA said Thursday that it is working to fi...
United Airlines raises bet on electric air taxis with 200 aircraft from upstart Eve
United Airlines ordered 200 Eve Evtol aircraft. Source: United Airlines United Airlines is pouring more money into the future of electric air taxis, which the carrier says could help reduce carbon emi...
Labor Day air travel clears 2019 levels as airlines cap a rocky summer
Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. Leslie Josephs | CNBC The rocky summer travel season ended on a high note during Labor Day weekend with a surge in air travelers and relatively smooth oper...
Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine joins Phase Four board
Jim Bridenstine, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks during a Senate hearing on Sept. 30, 2020. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former NASA Administrator Ji...
SpaceX wins $1.4 billion NASA contract for 5 more astronaut missions
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Crew Dragon capsule, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The SpaceX Demo-2 mission ...
NASA Artemis 1 moon mission update: Saturday launch attempt
NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top, as it stands on launch pad 39B in preparation for the unmanned Artemis 1 mission at...
NASA postpones Artemis 1 rocket launch due to issues during countdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – NASA postponed its Artemis I launch Monday after issues emerged during countdown, delaying the debut of its towering rocket and its long-awaited mission to the moon. The agen...
What you should know about SLS, Orion
NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the m...
Sky-high rents hit the aircraft market as Boeing jets top $300,000 a month
An Airbus A321 is being assembled in the final assembly line hangar at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. Michael Spooneybarger | Reuters Passengers aren’t the only ones ...
Airline unions urge carriers not to resume buybacks when bailout ban ends this fall
A United Airlines flight crew walks through the terminal at San Francisco International Airport on April 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The largest U.S. airlines...
American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom
American Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 supersonic Overture planes from Boom Supersonic, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal is the second firm order in the last two years for Boom, still ye...
Business travel spending might not return to pre-Covid levels until 2026
Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois. Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty Images Business travel spending might not recove...
Even airline employees are having trouble finding a seat home from Europe this summer
International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airlines want people to ...
Business travel costs are expected to rise through 2023, report says
Passengers wait for flights with their luggage at Heathrow airport in London Luke MacGregor | Reuters The cost of business travel, from hotels to airfare, is set to rise through 2023 as demand returns...
Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner since 2021 after manufacturing flaws
An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | ...