Aerospace and defense industry
Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup takes on mass producing spacecraft
Co-founders Max Benassi, left, and Ian Cinnamon Apex Space A pair of heavy-hitter startup founders is turning their attention to what they see as a key bottleneck in the space industry, and has already won backing from high-profile venture capital. Los Angeles-based Apex Space, led by co-founders Ian Cinnamon and Max Benassi, wants to better […]
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The major space players and diverging strategies in the race to connect your smartphone via satellites
The race to provide high-speed internet from satellites is well underway – but another, more ambitious competition, to connect directly from space to devices like smartphones, began in earnest earlier this year. The potential untapped market — which hinges on, but extends beyond, sending a text via space — is spurring a tale of two […]
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Amazon hires Hawaiian Air to fly rented Airbus cargo jets to replace older freighters
Air cargo containers with the logo of Amazon are seen at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, United States on June 16, 2021. Marco Bello | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Amazon has hired Hawaiian Airlines to fly the first Airbus cargo planes in the retail giant’s air network, aircraft that will help replace older […]
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Here is why it’s so tough to uncover cheap airfare this year — and why 2023 is just not searching much improved
United’s verify-in region at Washington Dulles International Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Low-cost airfares are tough to uncover, and it may not get a lot less complicated in 2023. Concerning staffing shortages, aircraft delays and airlines’ conservative schedules right after high-priced travel meltdowns, out there seats are confined. Airways are also passing along greater fuel […]
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American Airways expects fourth-quarter revenue thanks to potent travel desire
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner strategies for a landing at the Miami Worldwide Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Pictures American Airlines reported a $483 million earnings for the 3rd quarter and joined rivals in forecasting resilient vacation desire, as the airline field proceeds to shrug off concerns […]
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SpaceX rolls out Starlink aviation product for satellite internet to private jets
One of the company’s flat aviation-specific Starlink antennas is seen on top of an aircraft. SpaceX SpaceX rolled out aviation-specific Starlink satellite internet service on Tuesday, with Elon Musk’s company looking to expand further into the inflight WiFi market. The company is charging $150,000 for the hardware needed to connect a jet to Starlink, with […]
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Spirit shareholders approve takeover by JetBlue after long battle for discount airline
A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Joe Cavaretta | Sun Sentinel | Getty Images Spirit Airlines shareholders have approved a takeover by JetBlue Airways after a six-month battle to create […]
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United Airlines shares surge on higher profit and strong demand forecast
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines forecast another profit for the end of the year and said consumer appetite for travel is showing no signs of slowing down, despite high airfares. Shares jumped […]
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Relativity Space adds 150 acres at NASA’s Mississippi center to test its reusable rockets
A map of the company’s expansion plans at NASA’s Stennis space center in Mississippi. Relativity Space Relativity Space, which 3D-prints rockets, said Tuesday that it signed a deal to expand its presence at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and create one of the country’s largest rocket engine test facilities. Based in Long Beach, California, […]
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China’s armed forces is hoping to recruit ex-British Air Force pilots for instruction and intel, United kingdom suggests
A Chinese armed service jet flies around Pingtan island, 1 of mainland China’s closest points to Taiwan, on August 5, 2022. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Visuals China’s armed service is headhunting ex-British Air Pressure pilots for their schooling expertise and expertise — and the U.K. authorities is operating to prevent it, the U.K.’s […]
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