SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was awarded a $178 million launch services contract for NASA’s first mission focusing on… Read More »
Former Virgin Galactic CEO to fly to space
Former chief executive officer of Virgin Galactic Holdings, George Whitesides, will fly to space on the aerospace company’s next test… Read More »
Mercedes-Benz hits accelerator in e-car race with Tesla
Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than 40 billion euros ($47 billion) by 2030 to be ready to take… Read More »
Boeing cleared to launch Starliner on 2nd test flight
NASA and Boeing held a day-long flight readiness review Thursday and cleared the company’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut ferry ship for… Read More »
A woman shouted anti-gay slurs while being kicked off a flight for refusing to wear a mask, video shows
According to various outlets, a video went viral showing a woman being ejected from a plane after making homophobic remarks…. Read More »
EU antitrust regulators extend deadline for IAG-Air Europa deal to Dec. 2021
EU antitrust enforcers have extended their deadline for a decision on British Airways and Iberia owner International Airlines Group’s 500-million-euro… Read More »
American, Southwest posts Q2 profit, boosted by travel surge and federal aid
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines posted second-quarter profits Thursday, getting a lift from federal aid and a surge in travel demand. Fort Worth,… Read More »
American Airlines gets aggressive with outlook and pushes for international travel
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) posts mixed results for Q2 while issuing an aggressive outlook for the near term. The airline company says it has… Read More »
One of the worst performing Dow stocks this month is a ‘no touch,’ traders warn
Boeing, one of the worst performing Dow stocks this month, showed signs of life earlier this week after a bullish call from… Read More »
Who’s an astronaut? FAA weighs in on a murky issue for suborbital space travelers
Hundreds of deep-pocketed tourists are likely to take suborbital space trips as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, as well… Read More »
Flight test director Mark Stucky, who led first spaceflight, departs Virgin Galactic
Mark “Forger” Stucky, Virgin Galactic’s flight test director and pilot, is no longer with the space tourism company. “I am… Read More »
United Airlines is phasing out all-cargo flights as passengers return
United Airlines has mostly phased out use of jets for dedicated cargo service, returning them to full-time passenger operation as… Read More »
Flight Grounded After Tennis Ball-Sized Hail Pummels Jumbo Jet
Awide-body jet traveling from Italy to the United States spent barely 90 minutes in the air before returning to its… Read More »
BASF, Porsche to develop high-performing lithium-ion batteries
Germany’s BASF said on Wednesday it has been chosen as the exclusive partner to develop high-performing lithium-ion batteries for electric… Read More »
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 34 jets in Q2 of 2021
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said it delivered 34 jets in the second quarter, up from 22 jets in the previous… Read More »
Russia’s Azimuth Airlines orders six Airbus A220-300 jets
Russian private carrier Azimuth Airlines has ordered six Airbus A220-300 jets to use on domestic and international flights, Airbus said… Read More »
Spanish holiday rental bookings in August exceed pre-pandemic levels
Spanish holiday rentals for August are more heavily booked than before the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to domestic tourism and a… Read More »
Airbus delivers first A350 jet from Chinese completion plant
Airbus delivered the first A350 widebody jet from its Tianjin final assembly line to China Eastern Airlines, further bolstering its… Read More »
Bezos thanks Amazon customers who ‘paid’ for space flight, sparking criticism from Sen. Warren and AOC
Soon after Amazon (AMZN) chairman and founder Jeff Bezos returned to Earth from space on Tuesday, the billionaire received sharp… Read More »
Ford and Argo AI to launch self-driving cars with Lyft by the end of the year
An Argo-modified Ford autonomous automobile parked in Manhattan on Friday, July 12, 2019. Ford will launch an autonomous automobile fleet… Read More »
FAA reports nearly 100 cases of unruly airline passengers in past week
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recorded nearly 100 cases of unruly airline passengers in the past week amid a… Read More »
Disability rights activist says United Airlines damaged her $30,000 wheelchair
A disability rights activist is asking United Airlines to cover the cost of replacing her power wheelchair after discovering damage… Read More »