Aerospace and defense industry
Boeing’s Starliner losses top $2 billion after spacecraft program reports worst year yet
Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024, while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA Boeing has lost more than $2 billion and counting on its Starliner spacecraft after a rough year in which the capsule’s first astronaut flight turned […]
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All 3 on board Black Hawk that collided with American Eagle jet identified
An American Eagle plane departs the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as search and rescue teams work nearby, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., Jan. 31, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The identities of all […]
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FAA to restrict helicopter traffic around D.C. airport after fatal airplane collision
The air traffic control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, with the Capitol dome in the background, as seen from Virginia, U.S., January 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Federal […]
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Altitude, communication and congestion: Investigators look for clues in fatal jetliner collision with Army helicopter
The air traffic control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, with the Capitol dome in the background, as seen from Virginia, U.S., January 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters How an […]
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Deadly American Airlines-helicopter collision highlights concerns with crowded U.S. airspace
Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Rescuers were still retrieving bodies out of the frigid Potomac River on Thursday morning, but the deadliest […]
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American Airlines collision with Army helicopter is worst U.S. air disaster in years
A screen grab captured from a video shows a regional plane collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. United States on Jan. 29, 2025. Kennedy Center Cam | Anadolu | Getty Images The midair collision of a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jetliner on […]
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American Airlines regional jet collides midair with helicopter, FAA says
Travelers wearing protective masks walk through Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images An American Airlines regional jet collided with a helicopter near Reagan National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National […]
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Trump and Musk called for former Starliner astronauts to return ‘as soon as possible.’ Here’s what NASA planned.
Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and guests at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters Elon Musk and President Donald Trump took to social media this week declaring that astronauts left at the […]
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Planet lands $230 million contract for Pelican imagery satellites
An animated rendering of a Pelican satellite in orbit. Planet Satellite imagery and data analysis company Planet announced it had signed a $230 million contract on Wednesday, with an anchor customer furthering the rollout of its next-generation Pelican satellites. “It is a momentum-building event. … It’s both our biggest deal ever and it’s a significant […]
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Frontier Airlines proposes merging with fellow budget carrier Spirit — again
A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it has again proposed merging with Spirit Airlines, which is in bankruptcy. Frontier and Spirit first announced a deal to merge in 2022, […]
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