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 said Tuesday th...
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American Airlines regional carriers hike pilot pay as shortage persists
American Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft as seen on final approach landing at New York JFK international airport in NY, on February 13, 2020. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images ...
Astra’s stock drops after rocket failed to deliver NASA mission to orbit
The company’s LV0010 rocket stands on the launchpad at Florida’s Cape Canaveral ahead of the NASA TROPICS-1 mission. Astra Shares of rocket-builder Astra fell sharply in trading on Monday ...
FAA SpaceX Starship environmental review clears Texas program to move forward
A Starship prototype stands on the company’s launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it will require Elon Musk’s SpaceX ...
U.S. drops Covid testing requirement for international travelers
The Biden administration will drop the Covid-19 testing requirement for inbound air travelers from abroad on Sunday, ending one of the longest-running travel restrictions of the pandemic. The rule, pu...
Southwest Airlines customer service goes fully remote, reservations centers close
A traveler walks past a Southwest Airlines airplane as it taxies from a gate at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch |...
Spirit Airlines shareholder meeting postponed to continue Frontier, JetBlue deal talks
A JetBlue Airlines plane takes off near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airl...
Elon Musk says offering is 3 or 4 years away
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stands at the base of a Starship rocket prototype at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Steve Jurvetson on flickr Elon Musk last week told SpaceX employees the com...
United Airlines plans $100 million expansion of pilot training center
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 United Airli...
Delta hikes sales forecast to pre-pandemic levels as demand and fares rise
Delta airplanes are seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Queens, New York City, U.S., December 26, 2021. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Delta Ai...
Flight cancellations ease after rocky start to Memorial Day weekend
A Delta Airlines commercial aircraft approaches to land at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California January 18, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Flight disruptions continued Sunday but eased from the roc...
Performance during supply chain disruptions
Virgin Orbit’s modified 747 jet “Cosmic Girl” releases the company’s LauncherOne rocket for a mission on January 13, 2022. Virgin Orbit Space companies reported results for the...
Boeing lands Starliner capsule, completing a crucial test flight
Boeing’s Starliner capsule lands in White Sands, New Mexico on May 25, 2022 to complete the OFT-2 mission. NASA TV Boeing landed its uncrewed Starliner spacecraft in the New Mexico desert on Wed...
SpaceX’s Starlink surpasses 400,000 subscribers globally
A Starlink satellite terminal, also known as a dish, setup in front of an RV. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX told federal regulators in a presentation last week that its Starlink satellite internet s...
NRO announces satellite imagery contracts to Maxar, Planet, BlackSky
Maxar collected new satellite imagery of the southern Ukrainian port city of Berdyansk that reveals a Russian Alligator-class landing ship that is burned and partially submerged near one of the ports ...
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell defends Elon Musk over sex misconduct allegations
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk participates in a postlaunch news conference inside the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, following the launch of the agency&#...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX looks to raise $1.7 billion in new funding
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a batch of Starlink satellites to orbit on April 29, 2022. SpaceX SpaceX is raising a massive round of fresh funding, CNBC has learned, sending the private company’s v...
Space industry is on its way to $1 trillion in revenue by 2040: Citi
A Falcon 9 rocket carries 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit on Feb. 3, 2022. SpaceX The space industry should reach $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2040, with launch costs dropping 95%, Citigroup a...
Boeing’s Starliner OFT-2 launch update: What’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out to the launchpad for the OFT-2 mission scheduled to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel K...
Spirit Airlines urges shareholders to reject JetBlue’s tender offer
A Spirit Airlines airplane taxis for takeoff at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines‘ board ...
Flight attendants’ union backs Spirit-Frontier merger
A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The...
United Airlines says FAA cleared grounded Boeing 777s to fly again
A United Airlines Holdings Inc. Boeing 777-200 aircraft on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. David Paul Morris | B...
JetBlue launches hostile takeover bid for Spirit Airlines
JetBlue Airways launched a hostile takeover bid for Spirit Airlines, heating up a battle for the discount carrier that rebuffed JetBlue’s $3.6 billion offer earlier this month and stuck with an ...
U.S. pilot shortage forces airlines to cut flights, scramble for solutions
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The United States is facing its worst pilot shorta...
United Airlines, pilots union reach contract agreement
Boeing 777ER United Airlines. Aircraft to Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport. Massimo Insabato | Mondadori Portfolio | Getty Images United Airlines and its pilots’ labor union have reached an a...
Boeing considers redesigning crucial valve for Starliner space capsule
Boeing’s Starliner capsule for the Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission is lifted on top of United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket on May 4, 2022. Frank Michaux / NASA Boeing is examinin...
U.S. airline bookings dropped 17% in April, flights got even pricier
A Southwest Airlines aircraft taxis as an American Airlines aircraft lands at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters U.S. airline bookings dro...
Southwest upgrading planes with faster Wi-Fi, bigger overhead bins
OntheRunPhoto | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said it will spend more than $2 billion on improved passenger amenities like bigger overhead bins, faster internet and power outlets ...
Travelers’ airline satisfaction is down as planes fill up and fares rise: J.D. Power survey
Travelers wait in line at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Packed planes and more expensive t...
Ken Griffin wins $8 million Bezos spaceflight auction, donating seats
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel (L) and Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off (R) Reuters Ken Griffin, billionaire founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, placed the winning $8 million bid in ...
Boeing aircraft orders, deliveries slipped in April
A Boeing 737 MAX 9 is pictured outside the factory in Renton, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing‘s aircraft deliveries fell last month as handovers of its 787 Dreamliner planes r...
Virgin Orbit assembling fleet of 747 jets to launch more rockets
The modified 737 aircraft “Cosmic Girl” lifts off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California carrying a LauncherOne rocket on June 30, 2021. Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit is assembling a fle...