Aerospace and defense industry
Fund manager reveals the rule that made him a 2,000% return on one stock
Europe’s defense stocks have boomed this year , with some major players tripling in value — but one fund manager spotted the potential in sector darling Rheinmetall early, and won big as a result. Christopher Hart manages Boston Partners’ $5.8 billion Global Premium Equities fund, which, net of fees, gained 22% from the beginning of […]
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United Airlines CEO confident in flight expansion ‘because customers are choosing us’
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, speaks during the WSJ’s Future of Everything 2025 at the Glasshouse on May 29, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images NEWARK, New Jersey — An oversupply of flights forced airlines to cut fares this year and pushed carriers to scale back their growth plans. […]
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Trump administration orders Delta, Aeromexico to unwind joint venture by Jan. 1
An Aeromexico Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The Trump administration ordered Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to end by Jan. 1 their nearly decade-old joint venture that allows them to coordinate schedules and prices for flights between […]
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United CEO says he expects struggling Spirit Airlines to go out of business
A Spirit Airlines jet takes off above two United Airlines airplanes at Newark Liberty Airport on March 23, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Getty Images LONG BEACH, Calif. — United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Thursday predicted Spirit Airlines is going out of business and said the once-profitable discount airline model is […]
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Air India CEO says carrier embracing ‘new normal’ of safety focus after deadly crash
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONG BEACH, Calif. — Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the carrier has embraced a “new normal” and a stepped-up safety focus following the crash of one of its planes in June, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade. All but one […]
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Brazil’s Embraer lands first U.S. order for E2 jets with Avelo Airlines buying 50 planes
An Embraer SA E190-E2 passenger aircraft stands on display on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018 in Farnborough, U.K., on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brazilian airplane maker Embraer has landed its first U.S. sale of its efficient but slow-selling E2 jets with a 50-plane deal from […]
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JetBlue to boost in-flight Wi-Fi with Amazon Project Kuiper internet deal
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321-231 departs San Diego International Airport en route to New York on March 4, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images JetBlue Airways plans to install Amazon‘s Project Kuiper on some of its airplanes to bolster in-flight Wi-Fi, the companies announced Thursday, in a vote of confidence for […]
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Spirit Airlines axes flights in 12 cities as it fights for survival while United, other airlines circle
A Spirit Airlines jet takes off above two United Airlines airplanes at Newark Liberty Airport on March 23, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is ending service in a host of U.S. cities this fall as it fights for survival. Its rivals, meanwhile, are circling its customers, and one […]
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Airplane leasing world shrinks with $7.4 billion takeover of Air Lease
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 Aircraft leasing firm Air Lease, founded by industry mogul Steven Udvar-Házy, agreed to sell itself in a deal that would take it private to a group of investors for $7.4 […]
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Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Boston on September 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Spirit Airlines on Friday filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year, just months after the country’s largest budget carrier […]
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