Red Sea crisis could jeopardize inflation fight as shipping costs spike globally

Red Sea crisis could jeopardize inflation fight as shipping costs spike globally

A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on January 10, 2024 in Ismailia, Egypt.  Sayed Hassan | Getty Images U.S. shipping costs are spiking as attacks in the Red Sea disrupt global trade, raising fears that inflation might pick up again if the disruption persists. The diversion of container ships from the … Read more

FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure if aircraft were safe for operation

FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure if aircraft were safe for operation

A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.  Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it has informed Boeing it’s investigating whether the company failed … Read more

SpaceX, T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites

SpaceX, T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites

SpaceX founder Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on stage during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event on August 25, 2022 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. Michael Gonzalez | Getty Images SpaceX successfully sent text messages via Starlink satellites using T-Mobile’s network, it announced Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s company aims bring its direct-to-device cell … Read more

Global shipping rates set to surge as carriers avoid Red Sea

Global shipping rates set to surge as carriers avoid Red Sea

The global supply chain is feeling the fallout from Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking vessels in the Red Sea. Freight prices are set to jump Monday, while longer transit times around Africa are disrupting and delaying deliveries of products. Vessels aren’t able to come back to Asia in time, and ocean carriers are canceling sailings on … Read more

Boeing CEO admits 737 Max 9 ‘mistake’ after midair panel blowout

Boeing CEO admits 737 Max 9 ‘mistake’ after midair panel blowout

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. National Transportation Safety Board via AP Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Tuesday said the company acknowledges “our mistake,” after a door plug on … Read more

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle Courtesy Honda Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday at the CES tech conference as a preview for a new lineup of electrified vehicles that will begin arriving in North America in 2026. The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the first production “Honda 0 Series” EV … Read more

NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions

NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions

The crew members of the Artemis 2 mission of the U.S. space agency NASA, left to right, Reid Wiseman Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, stand at a press event in the ArianeGroup building. Hauke-Christian Dittrich | Picture Alliance | Getty Images NASA is pushing back the schedule for upcoming missions of its flagship … Read more

Boeing to revise 737 Max 9 inspection instructions

Boeing to revise 737 Max 9 inspection instructions

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft grounded at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will revise inspection instructions for its 737 Max 9 planes after a panel blew out midflight last week during an Alaska … Read more

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hud, Saloon concept cars

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle Courtesy Honda Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday at the CES tech conference as a preview for a new lineup of electrified vehicles that will begin arriving in North America in 2026. The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the first production “Honda 0 Series” EV … Read more

American Airlines frequent flyer changes for 2024

American Airlines frequent flyer changes for 2024

An American Airlines Airbus 321 sits at the gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on July 23, 2023. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images First things first: American Airlines isn’t changing the requirements to earn elite status at the airline in the coming earning year. Those thresholds are typically … Read more