Aerospace and defense industry

Drone technology company Zipline, which rose to prominence flying critical medical supplies like blood bags and vaccines over rugged terrain in Rwanda, has seen the commercial side of its business boom. Deals with Walmart, and a new drone…

A United Airlines plane taxis at Newark Liberty International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 11, 2023.Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Federal Aviation Administration has launched nearly 170 new flight routes that are shorter…

Environmental and cultural-heritage nonprofits sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, alleging the agency violated the National Environment Policy Act when it allowed SpaceX to launch the largest rocket ever built from its Boca…

Pilots talk as they look at the tail of an American Airlines aircraft at Dallas-Ft Worth International Airport.Mike Stone | ReutersAmerican Airlines pilots have voted overwhelmingly to allow their labor union to call a strike while the…

Technicians assemble a General Electric Co. CFM56-7B jet engine at the company's Aviation Assembly & Test facility in Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina.Jim R. Rounds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA recovery in air travel is…

A JetBlue plane at LaGuardia Airport.Leslie Josephs/CNBCJetBlue Airways posted a loss for the first three months of the year but joined other carriers in forecasting a profit for the second quarter thanks to strong travel demand.JetBlue…

An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on Dec. 10, 2021.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines posted a $10 million profit in the first quarter as it ramped up flying and…

Southwest Airlines is reducing its hiring targets for this year because of delays in new aircraft from Boeing, the carrier's CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday.The Dallas-based airline expects to receive just 70 new 737 Max planes from Boeing…

A bird flies by in the foreground as a Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines lost $159 million in the first quarter…

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 strains, the carrier told CNBC this week. The upgrades include…