STORY: Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew to the edge of space on Sunday… resuming its space tourism business for the first time since its New Shepard suborbital rocket was grounded in 2022. The crew included Ed Dwight, the U.S.’s first Black astronaut candidate in the 1960s, but who until now […]
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) –Jeff Bezos‘ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew – including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s – from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in […]
A logo with the inscription “Boeing” pictured on a hall of the Boeing distribution center. Georg Wendt/dpa US aircraft maker Boeing paid Alaska Airlines some $160 million in compensation after an incident involving a torn-out fuselage section on a Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft in January which led to the grounding of the model. On January […]
(Reuters) – A powerful, fast-moving winter storm was dumping heavy snow on the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, creating a messy commute for millions of Americans, while forcing schools to close and wreaking havoc on air travel across the region. More than 30 million people from West Virginia northeast into New England were under a winter […]
The Navy has fired the commanding officer of the Japan-based destroyer USS Howard who has been at the post less than six months and came after another fired commander. The Navy “relieved the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard, Cmdr. Cameron Dennis, Feb. 6, 2024, due to a loss of confidence […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure that led to a fatal crash of an Osprey aircraft in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months, a U.S. defense official told The Associated Press. It is now weighing how the aircraft can be returned to service. The Pentagon’s […]
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow hit the Tokyo area on Monday, disrupting trains and grounding more than 100 flights, with transport officials cautioning drivers to avoid nonessential travel. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the snowfall was expected to peak Monday night, with up to 55 centimeters (21 inches) predicted in mountainous areas north of Tokyo. […]
Heavy snow hit the Tokyo area on Monday, disrupting trains and grounding more than 100 flights, with transport officials cautioning drivers to avoid nonessential travel. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the snowfall was expected to peak on Monday night, with up to 55cm (21 inches) predicted in mountainous areas north of Tokyo. The snowfall was […]
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -United Airlines Holdings on Monday forecast a wider-than-expected loss in the quarter through March due to the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes. An upbeat outlook for the full year, however, helped drive up the company’s shares about 8% in extended trading. The Chicago-based carrier expects an adjusted […]
It’s been a long week for Alaska Airlines and still, people are having to rebook flights because of the grounding of the Boeing 737-9 MAX jets. This comes after a door plug flew off mid-air back on January 5th. Passengers we talked with say they’ve been rebooked and a lot of that is fallout from […]
(Reuters) – Boeing shares fell 2.5% before the bell on Tuesday and were set to extend last week’s losses as the U.S. grounding of some 737 MAX 9 jets entered its 11th day, while the company’s promise of further quality checks raised the specter of added costs. The planemaker has been engulfed in a crisis […]
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that the Boeing 737 MAX 9 grounding is expected to continue. According to the agency, Boeing’s initial instructions for inspecting and repairing the door plug that separated from an Alaska Airlines jet during a flight Friday night were in need of revision. “Every Boeing 737-9 Max with a plug […]