Aerospace and defense industry
Global airlines to address trade war, net-zero uncertainties at annual summit
Willie Walsh, CEO of the International Airlines Group Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images An unpredictable trade war and daunting environmental targets are on the agenda for global airline bosses at an annual summit in India, as the industry addresses concerns that geopolitical uncertainty will dent strong travel demand and raise costs. More people […]
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Caviar and privacy: Airlines’ business-class wars are here
American Airlines new business-class suite. American Airlines DALLAS — Armed with dollops of caviar and handfuls of Bang & Olufsen headphones, U.S. airlines are duking it out for international business-class dominance. There are even differences between seats in the same cabin. Next week, American Airlines plans to start flying its upgraded business-class “suites” that feature […]
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Musk’s SpaceX town in Texas warns residents they may lose right to ‘continue using’ their property
The neighborhood once known as Boca Chica Village is seen near the SpaceX facilities where they build rockets in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Gabriel Cardenas | AFP | Getty Images Starbase, Texas, has notified some residents that they might “lose the right to continue using” their property as they do today, according to […]
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Boeing to resume airplane deliveries to China next month, ramp up Max production, CEO says
Boeing Co. 737 Max fuselages at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, on April 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing‘s airplane deliveries to China will resume next month after handovers were paused amid a trade war with the Trump administration, CEO Kelly Ortberg said Thursday, as he brushed off the impact […]
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United Airlines plans to return to JFK — again — in new partnership with JetBlue
A United Airlines plane takeoff as a JetBlue plane is landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 8, 2023. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images United Airlines has a new friend in Queens. The airline plans to return to New York’s John F. Kennedy International […]
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German defense firm Renk looks to struggling auto sector for new talent as it scales up
A Leopard 2 tank gear transmission in a production hall at the Renk AG plant in Augsburg, Germany, on Monday, May 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tank parts maker Renk is eyeing up talent from the auto sector as it races to scale up and fuel growth in the wake of rising […]
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SpaceX’s Starship explodes for third time in a row, Musk promises more frequent launches
Matt Farrah of Newcastle, Australia views SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is prepared for launch on its ninth test at the company’s launch pad in Starbase, Texas, U.S., May 27, 2025. Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket exploded during a test flight on Tuesday, the third […]
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It’s the last chance for Southwest plane tickets with two free checked bags, as policy ends in days
Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Set your alarm. Southwest Airlines customers have only one day to go before the company starts charging to check bags for the first time in more than half a century. Starting […]
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United Airlines reaches ‘industry-leading’ labor deal with flight attendants, union says
United Airline flight attendants picketed outside Terminal B at Logan Airport Thursday morning seeking a new contract. John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images United Airlines reached an “industry-leading” tentative labor deal for its 28,000 flight attendants, their union said Friday. The deal includes “40% of total economic improvements” in the first year and […]
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Boeing, Justice Department reach deal to avoid prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes
Ethiopian Federal policemen stand at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 11, 2019. Tiksa Negeri | Reuters The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that it has reached a deal with Boeing to avoid prosecution over two crashes of the […]
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