Aerospace and defense industry
Delta says government shutdown cost it $200 million, but forecasts strong travel demand into 2026
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 plane passes by the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington as it comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said the government shutdown that ended last month cost it approximately […]
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Airbus expects to deliver fewer aircrafts this year after a difficult few days. Here’s how we got here.
French planemaker Airbus cut its delivery guidance early Wednesday after a series of issues related to its A320 aircraft. On Monday, reports emerged of a flaw said to affect dozens of A320-family aircraft. Airbus later said it had identified a quality issue regarding a “limited number” of metal panels, and that the source of the […]
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Boeing stock jumps 7% as CFO says company expects higher 737, 787 deliveries next year
A Boeing 777-9 prepares to land at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Boeing is continuing to express optimism about its business as the company wraps up the year and looks at 2026. Chief Financial Officer Jay Malave said Tuesday […]
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How black boxes became key to solving airplane crashes
After the search for survivors and recovery of victims in tragic aviation accidents — like that of a UPS cargo plane shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky last month — comes the search for flight data and a cockpit voice recorder often called the “black box.” Every commercial plane has them. Aerospace giants […]
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Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Las Vegas on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a significant number of its best-selling A320-family jets in a move that […]
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Leonardo unveils ‘Michelangelo Dome’ as Europe looks to bolster sovereign defense systems
Italian defense company Leonardo has announced plans for an AI-powered shield for cities and critical infrastructure (Leonardo S.p.A. and subsidiaries) © Leonardo S.p.A. and subsidiaries Italian defense company Leonardo on Thursday unveiled plans for an AI-powered shield for cities and critical infrastructure, adding to Europe’s push to ramp up sovereign defense capabilities amid rising geopolitical […]
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Airbus CEO says Europe’s ‘digital battlefield’ will take a decade to build
Key Points Europe’s ambitions to create a “combat cloud,” where defense-related data is exchanged between nations securely, could take over a decade. That’s according to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, who sat down with CNBC’s Charlotte Reed in a fireside chat at the Adopt AI conference in Paris. The combat cloud part of a range of space-based […]
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Down but not out: India’s $33 billion defense production ambition is on track. Here are the stocks that stand to gain
Despite the recent crash of an India-made Tejas fighter jet at an airshow in Dubai, investors are bullish on New Delhi’s defense ambitions as the country seeks to double its military production to 3 trillion rupees (about $33 billion) by 2029 . It also aims to raise its defense exports to 500 billion rupees by […]
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‘Stakes are high.’ With shutdown over, airlines predict record numbers of travelers this Thanksgiving
A travelers check flight information at LAX as the shutdown passes the one-month mark, leaving essential workers unpaid in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 2025. Grace Hie Yoon | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. airlines are predicting another record Thanksgiving holiday travel period and are upbeat now that the travel-snarling government shutdown has ended. […]
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Air traffic controllers, technicians with perfect attendance in shutdown to get $10,000 bonuses, FAA says
An airplane takes off from New York’s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | Reuters Air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive […]
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