Aerospace and defense industry
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 seats on each other’s planes, marking a turnaround in the business models of the one-time foes. As part of the deal, United said it will […]
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Northrop Grumman exec says SpaceX’s Starship rocket has ‘awesome’ potential but ‘not there 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 subsidiary that’s working with Elon Musk’s SpaceX sees exciting potential in the private space venture’s massive Starship rockets, but warned the industry […]
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Boeing sent 35 planes in August as new Dreamliners returned
The Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 plane stands on its parking place at Frankfurt Airport, with a further Lufthansa plane in the history. The first Boeing 787-9 jet landed at its new household foundation in Frankfurt. Hannes P. Albert | Photo Alliance | Getty Visuals Boeing’s deliveries rose to 35 planes very last thirty day period, helped […]
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How satellite broadband company SES wants to distinguish itself from rivals like 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 reinforce its market position. SES CEO Steve Collar, speaking to CNBC at the annual World Satellite Business Week conference, said his company’s services, supported by satellites […]
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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 for the Thanksgiving holiday in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images […]
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Uncrewed launch from Bezos’ Blue Origin suffers midflight anomaly, but cargo capsule is securely aborted
Blue Origin’s rocket New Shepard blasts off carrying Star Trek actor William Shatner, 90, on billionaire Jeff Bezos’s firm’s next suborbital tourism flight as element of a four-individual crew close to Van Horn, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Jeff Bezos’ rocket corporation endured its initially launch failure Monday. No one was […]
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Space companies put up a mixed second quarter. Here’s who outperformed and who faltered
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 posting steady progress while others faced setbacks. Most space stocks, many of which went public last year through SPAC deals, are struggling despite […]
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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 | Getty Images It was a pricey and chaotic summer for air travel. A bigger share of flights were delayed or canceled during the main late spring and summer […]
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Two best Property Democrats search for evaluate of regardless of whether airlines utilized Covid bailout resources for staff members buyouts
Airline pilots stroll by way of the Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Photos Two Residence Democrats have requested a Treasury Section watchdog to examine irrespective of whether airways made use of a portion of a federal coronavirus aid deal to pay out for personnel […]
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NASA working to repair fuel leak on moon rocket and plans to launch Artemis mission later this month
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 fix the issues that delayed the launch of its Artemis I moon rocket last week, and that it hopes to make […]
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