Boeing Starliner set to leave ISS empty, months later than planned

Boeing Starliner set to leave ISS empty, months later than planned

Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024 while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA Boeing‘s Starliner is set to leave the International Space Station on Friday, months later than the spacecraft was originally supposed to depart — and without … Read more

Why it’s so difficult to build nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Why it’s so difficult to build nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Plant Vogtle, a nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, is the largest source of clean energy in the U.S. following the addition of two new reactors, according to Georgia Power. The plant’s unit 4 reactor began commercial operations in April and unit 3 went online last year. They are the first reactors built from scratch … Read more

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

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

A pilot performs a walkaround before a United Airlines flight Leslie Josephs/CNBC U.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs since 2021 as companies went on a hiring spree after spending months in a pandemic slump, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Now the industry is cooling its hiring. Airlines are close to their … Read more

American Airlines adds new Europe flights for summer 2025

American Airlines adds new Europe flights for summer 2025

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images As social media feeds make their seasonal shift from the Parthenon to pumpkin patches, airlines are busy preparing for the 2025 Europe travel season, a bet that strong demand for international … Read more

Ford truck, hybrid models lead to 13% increase in August sales

Ford truck, hybrid models lead to 13% increase in August sales

A Ford Raptor pickup truck is displayed for sale at a Ford dealership on August 21, 2024 in Glendale, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor’s U.S. vehicle sales jumped 13.4% last month, led by increases in the company’s F-Series trucks and hybrid models. The Detroit automaker reported sales Thursday of nearly … Read more

Why airlines like American are scrambling to make engines last longer

Why airlines like American are scrambling to make engines last longer

TULSA, Okla. — Parts and labor shortages. Delayed deliveries of new airplanes from Boeing and Airbus. An engine recall. Premature repairs. It’s all piling up, and aircraft engine shops around the world are overflowing.  As travelers boarded planes in record numbers this summer, airline executives waited anxiously for repairs and overhauls of their engines. The … Read more

Cathay Pacific expects A350s back in service days after engine issue

Cathay Pacific expects A350s back in service days after engine issue

An Airbus SE A350 aircraft operated by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday confirmed it expects to return its Airbus A350 planes to service by the … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck is in a category of its own for better or worse

Tesla Cybertruck is in a category of its own for better or worse

A Tesla Cybertruck in front of a graffiti mural on Aug. 28, 2024 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Spaceship. Dream car. UFO. Dumpster. Cool. Stupid. Phenomenal. Abomination. Those were all words used to describe the Tesla Cybertruck during a 24-hour rental of the vehicle in metropolitan Detroit. They were expressed by strangers, … Read more

Rolls-Royce rebounds after engine issue grounds Cathay Pacific flights

Rolls-Royce rebounds after engine issue grounds Cathay Pacific flights

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 aircraft at Kingsford Smith Airport on August 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main hub being at Hong Kong International Airport. James D. Morgan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares opened higher Tuesday, making up … Read more

Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes

Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes

JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines airplanes proceed to gates after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on May 30, 2024. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Airlines that spent years clamoring for new jets are changing their tune. Cash-strapped, low-cost and deep discounter airlines are putting off … Read more