Aerospace and defense industry

Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger clears DOT review

Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger clears DOT review

Bob Elliott

Boeing 737-790 aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines is seen flying at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United ...

Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with strike

Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with strike

Bob Elliott

Workers with picket signs outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Friday, Sept. ...

United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX

United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Bob Elliott

A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on August ...

Strike will ‘jeopardize’ recovery, hurt aircraft production

Strike will ‘jeopardize’ recovery, hurt aircraft production

Bob Elliott

Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM ...

Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike

Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike

Bob Elliott

Boeing Co. workers and supporters hold signs outside the Aerospace Machinists Union District 751 Hall ahead of a vote on ...

Boeing and union reach a labor deal, potentially averting a strike

Boeing and union reach a labor deal, potentially averting a strike

Bob Elliott

A Boeing employees works outside of the cockpit of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane in the company’s factory, on ...

U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding employees in post-Covid spree

U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding employees in post-Covid spree

Bob Elliott

A pilot performs a walkaround before a United Airlines flight Leslie Josephs/CNBC U.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs ...

Boeing Starliner leaves ISS empty, months later than planned

Boeing Starliner leaves ISS empty, months later than planned

Mickey Vernon

In this image from video provided by NASA, the unmanned Boeing Starliner capsule undocks as it pulls away from the ...

American Airlines adds new Europe flights for summer 2025

American Airlines adds new Europe flights for summer 2025

Bob Elliott

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023.  JanValls | ...

Why airlines like American are scrambling to make engines last longer

Why airlines like American are scrambling to make engines last longer

Bob Elliott

TULSA, Okla. — Parts and labor shortages. Delayed deliveries of new airplanes from Boeing and Airbus. An engine recall. Premature ...