Aerospace and defense industry

WARRENTON, Va. – During a morning meeting in early May, staff at the federal air traffic command center rattle off a few of the day's obstacles: storms near the Florida coast and in Texas, a…

Starship prototypes are pictured at the SpaceX South Texas launch site in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. Veronica Cardenas | ReutersSpaceX is closing in…

Travelers walk through Terminal A at Orlando International Airport on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2021.Stephen M. Dowell | Orlando Sentinel | Getty ImagesU.S. airline bookings…

A Spirit Airlines plane on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesSpirit Airlines said…

American Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft as seen on final approach landing at New York JFK international airport in NY, on February 13, 2020.Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto |…

A Starship prototype stands on the company's launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022.SpaceXThe Federal Aviation Administration on Monday concluded a long-awaited assessment of…

The company's LV0010 rocket stands on the launchpad at Florida's Cape Canaveral ahead of the NASA TROPICS-1 mission.AstraShares of rocket-builder Astra fell sharply in trading on Monday…

A man checks in at a Covid-19 testing site in the international arrivals area of Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on December 22, 2021.Frederic J. Brown | AFP |…

A traveler walks past a Southwest Airlines airplane as it taxies from a gate at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland.Kevin…

A JetBlue Airlines plane takes off near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty…