Aerospace and defense industry

Kelly Ortberg speaks at the 14th annual U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Foundation Aviation Summit in downtown Washington, D.C.Kris Tripplaar | SIPPL Sipa USA | APBoeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on Tuesday said the company is making progress on its…

As out-of-control wildfires threatened thousands of Los Angeles residents earlier this month, the companies that fight infernos from the air raced to send their air tankers and water bombers to the area. It was supposed to be the…

A passenger arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 21, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesJetBlue Airways is offering early retirement packages to some of its pilots, their labor union told…

Travelers walk through O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Dec. 20, 2024.Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty ImagesHigher airfare is in store this year as strong demand, even during the dead of winter, and limited capacity growth…

An aerial view of the engines and fuselage of an unpainted Boeing 737 MAX airplane parked in storage at King County International Airport-Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington.Lindsey Wasson | ReutersBoeing said Thursday that it likely…

An American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Tokyo on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines' first-quarter earnings outlook…

A United Airlines airplane proceeds to a runway at Newark Liberty International Airport in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on December 4, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn |…

The company's Blue Ghost moon lander before shipping out for launch.Firefly AerospaceAnother American company, Texas-based rocket and spacecraft builder Firefly Aerospace, is moon-bound.Firefly's "Blue Ghost" cargo lander launched from…

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket streaks into orbit after launching from the Kennedy Space Center on its maiden flight, at Cape Canaveral, Florida on January 16, 2025.Gregg Newton | Afp | Getty ImagesBlue Origin launched its towering New…

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2025.Eric Gay | APThe Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that SpaceX's Starship rocket is grounded until the company and…