FAA orders checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 planes for possible switch failures
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a directive to operators of all Boeing 737 series airplanes to conduct inspections to… Read More »
Lyft to resume shared rides in U.S. for first time since pandemic
Lyft said it will return the option for passengers to book shared rides in select U.S. markets for the first… Read More »
A Delta pilot is suing the company for $1 billion and accusing it of stealing the idea for an App
He said he spent $100,000 to build the app, which he pitched to Delta, Bloomberg reported. A Delta Air Lines… Read More »
Boeing cuts 787 production, suffers 737 MAX cancellation
Boeing said it will cut 787 production after finding another production-related structural defect, and a major customer partially canceled a… Read More »
Lockheed Martin opens advanced manufacturing facility to expand Orion Spacecraft production
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] opened its Spacecraft Test, Assembly and Resource (STAR) Center today. The STAR Center features business and digital transformation… Read More »
United Airlines signs up for electric aircraft launching by 2026
United Airlines’ venture capital fund, United Airlines Ventures (UAV) has announced that it has invested in Heart Aerospace, an electric… Read More »
Delta Air Lines reports first profit since Covid-19 pandemic
Delta Air Lines DAL 2.34% said U.S. vacation travel has fully recovered as the airline reported its first quarterly profit since the Covid-19… Read More »
Space startup Momentus hires former U.S. defense official as CEO
Momentus named former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood as chief executive officer, a day after the… Read More »
Joby and JetBlue team up to create credits for clean flight technology
Electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation, JetBlue Airways Corp and Signature Flight Support are teaming up to develop aviation carbon… Read More »
Consider visiting the Niagara region of Ontario this fall
As a local resident of the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, I am privileged to experience the wonderful options this… Read More »
Former NTSB investigator spells out key elements in Transair crash investigation
Engine maintenance, fuel contamination, and air traffic control communications. Those are key elements investigators will be focusing on to determine… Read More »
FAA sees largest weekly surge in unruly air passengers this summer
Of this year’s incidents, 75% involve passengers who refuse to wear a mask. As more people return to the skies,… Read More »
Billionaire Richard Branson buys stake in space tech fund Seraphim
British billionaire Richard Branson has bought a stake in space tech fund Seraphim Space Investment Trust as part of a… Read More »
Woman apparently duct-taped to seat after trying to exit plane midflight
A woman who allegedly had a meltdown midflight and tried to open an airplane door was duct-taped to her seat,… Read More »
Virgin Galactic shares slipped after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock
Shares of Virgin Galactic slipped on Monday after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock. This follows… Read More »
How the U.S. airline industry still refuses to accommodate disability
It will probably be years before we see a wheelchair seat on an airplane. When her wheelchair was severely damaged… Read More »
Canada’s Porter Airlines to double fleet with major order of Embraer jets
Porter Airlines is tapping opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic with a firm order for 30 Embraer E195-E2 jets that will… Read More »
American Airlines bars Turkish woman bodybuilder from flight for ‘offensive’ clothing
A bodybuilder was not allowed to board her flight at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport Thursday because American Airlines crew found… Read More »
Virgin Galactic rocket plane soars to space with Billionaire Branson aboard
British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic… Read More »
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic historic flight opens space tourism
With company owner and uber-adventurer Sir Richard Branson on board, Virgin Galactic today announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space,… Read More »
Delta Air Lines creatively adapts its fleet strategy to changing economic times
Delta Air Lines, a decade ago, became known as a savvy acquirer of used aircraft. However, as its fleet aged… Read More »
Richard Branson heading for space on Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane
After nearly two decades of overly optimistic forecasts, technical challenges, a tragic setback and a determined recovery, Richard Branson, the… Read More »
What Virgin Galactic’s historic flight means for the future of tourists in space
More than 46,000 feet above the stark New Mexico desert, a white and silver space plane rocketed toward the edge… Read More »
SpaceX cargo capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
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Wreckage located of Boeing 737-200 cargo jet that made emergency landing off Hawaii
Investigators have located a Boeing 737-200 cargo jet that made an emergency water landing off the Hawaiian island of Oahu… Read More »
American Airlines joins White House to distribute COVID-19 vaccine globally
As part of the White House initiative to share at least 80 million U.S. vaccine doses globally this summer, American… Read More »