Tag: Aerospace and defense industry

SpaceX set to join FAA to fight environmental lawsuit that could delay Starship work

An aerial view of a Starship prototype stacked on a Super Heavy booster at the company's Starbase facility outside of Brownsville, Texas.SpaceXElon Musk's SpaceX...

Virgin Galactic targets May 25 for first spaceflight since Richard Branson’s trip

Carrier aircraft VMS Eve is seen in the background shortly after releasing VSS Unity, which is firing its engine and acclerating during the company's...

United Airlines’ plan to revamp narrow-body cabins faces supply chain delays

United Airlines SeatbacksCourtesy: United AirlinesUnited Airlines' plan to revamp the cabins on its older narrow-body planes is running behind schedule because of supply chain...

Airlines’ answer for congested airports and rising costs: Bigger planes

A United Airlines plane taxis at Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on January 11 2023.Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty ImagesNEWARK, New...

Here’s what went wrong with Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit crew poses at the opening bell ceremony as a 70 foot model rocket with satellites is placed in front of the NASDAQ...

Virgin Orbit extends unpaid pause as Brown deal collapses, ‘dynamic’ talks continue

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 09: A general view of Cosmic Girl, a Boeing 747-400 aircraft carrying the LauncherOne rocket under its left wing, as...

FAA launches new plan to avoid flight delays in NYC, DC this summer

An United Airlines seen at LaGuardia International Airport in New York. Adam Jeffery | CNBCThe Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced measures to try to avoid...

Rocket Lab quarterly revenue stays steady as space company doubles order backlog

Electron rockets undergo preparation for launch.Rocket LabRocket Lab said Tuesday it has doubled its order backlog — from about $241 million in contracts at...

Inside the ‘Wormhole,’ Relativity Space’s monster factory 3D-printing reusable rockets

The exterior of "The Wormhole" factory.Relativity SpaceLONG BEACH, California – It was a few days into the new year yet Relativity Space's factory was...

SpaceX raising $750 million at a $137 billion valuation, investors include Andreessen-Horowitz

A long exposure photo shows the path of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as it launched the ispace mission on Dec. 11, 2022, with the...

United gives pilots 5% raises early, citing return to profitability

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lands at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California.Louis Nastro | ReutersUnited Airlines on Thursday said it was...

Justice Department’s fight with JetBlue and American Airlines heads to court

The Justice Department heads to court in Boston on Tuesday in hopes of undoing a year-and-a-half-old pact between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways in...

Flight cancellations ease after rocky start to Memorial Day weekend

A Delta Airlines commercial aircraft approaches to land at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California January 18, 2022.Mike Blake | ReutersFlight disruptions continued...

No-fly zones, canceled flights: How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is disrupting air travel

One of the five Ukrainian Boeign 737-800 aircraft that landed yesterday at Castellon airport in the face of the political situation in Ukraine and...

Airbus CEO: Transatlantic flights, Europe travel will grow post-Covid despite Ukraine war

As if the airline industry needs yet another hurdle to overcome after two of the worst years it has ever experienced, carriers are now...

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