Aerospace and defense industry
Aviation industry urges Congress for emergency air traffic control funding
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. aviation industry on Wednesday urged Congress to approve “robust emergency funding” for air traffic control technology and staffing. Three weeks […]
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JetBlue talking to ‘multiple airlines’ about a new partnership
A JetBlue plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Jan. 03, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is talking with “multiple airlines” about a potential new partnership after federal judges struck down two previous deals, the carrier’s president said Wednesday. “If we find a deal that’s accretive, we’ll absolutely do it,” JetBlue’s president, Marty St. George, […]
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Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of corporate jobs in ‘unprecedented’ move to cut costs
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Monday that it is cutting about 15% of corporate jobs, or about 1,750 people, a move its CEO called […]
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Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One
The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year-old Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump toured a Boeing plane on Saturday to highlight delays in delivering new Air Force One aircraft, said the White House. […]
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Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Defense stocks dropped sharply Thursday afternoon after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could massively cut defense spending. Trump said Thursday at the White House the U.S. could cut defense spending in […]
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DOT secretary says he spoke with Elon Musk on U.S. airspace reforms
An American Airlines plane takes off as a salvage barge with a crane is positioned near the crash site along the Potomac River after a passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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All 67 victims in D.C. plane collision recovered, officials say
Family members visit the crash site on the banks of the Potomac River, where American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a US Army military helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on February 2, 2025. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images All 67 victims in last week’s deadly collision […]
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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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