Aerospace and defense industry

Airline execs predict record summer, even more demand for first class

Airline execs predict record summer, even more demand for first class

Bob Elliott

Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC While the aviation industry has ...

Emirates’ chairman has a message for Boeing: ‘Get your act together’

Emirates’ chairman has a message for Boeing: ‘Get your act together’

Bob Elliott

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of Boeing’s biggest customers issued a call to action to its new management team, ...

Dubai’s new airport will be five times the size of its current one

Dubai’s new airport will be five times the size of its current one

Bob Elliott

Digital render of the planned entrance of Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport, set to be the biggest in the world ...

American Airlines (AAL) earnings Q1 2024

American Airlines (AAL) earnings Q1 2024

Bob Elliott

American Airlines swung to a loss in the first quarter, but its forecast for the current period surpassed analysts’ estimates. ...

Southwest weighs seating changes to drive up revenue

Southwest weighs seating changes to drive up revenue

Bob Elliott

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 7, 2023. ...

JetBlue shares tumble after airline lowers 2024 revenue outlook

JetBlue shares tumble after airline lowers 2024 revenue outlook

Bob Elliott

Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger ...

Delta Air Lines gives staff another 5% raise, hikes starting wages

Delta Air Lines gives staff another 5% raise, hikes starting wages

Bob Elliott

Delta Air Lines jets are seen on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Dec. 22, 2021. ...

Alaska Airlines 2024 forecast tops estimates after loss from Boeing Max grounding

Alaska Airlines 2024 forecast tops estimates after loss from Boeing Max grounding

Bob Elliott

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 taxis at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on March 25, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.  Stephen ...

FAA will require more rest time for air traffic controllers

FAA will require more rest time for air traffic controllers

Bob Elliott

An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...