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For Chicago, NATO summit brings commuter headaches
As President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a NATO summit, parts of Chicago are all but shutting down — the result of dire warnings ...
Russian crash shows risks of informal demo flights
The crash of a Russian-made passenger jet into the flanks of an Indonesian volcano has put a spotlight on the notoriously informal atmosphere aboard ...
House votes to renew charter of Ex-Im Bank
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to extend the life of the Export-Import Bank, culminating a struggle that has split Republicans between ...
Etihad cancels 7 Airbus A350 orders
Airbus says fast-growing Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad Airways has canceled another seven orders for its A350-1000 wide-body long-range jet.
Debt, not market, drove plane maker to bankruptcy
Economic turbulence has shrunk the market for business jets, and it's causing an especially bumpy ride for Hawker Beechcraft. The Wichita, ...
With shuttle's end, space firms seek new direction
Less than a year after NASA ended its shuttle program, players in America's space business are casting around for new direction. United Technologies ...
Commercial aircraft sales boost Boeing 1Q earnings
Airlines around the world are updating their fleets with new, more fuel-efficient planes, and that's good news for aircraft maker Boeing Co.
US orders for long-lasting goods plunge in March
Orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods fell by the largest amount in three years last month, mostly because demand for commercial aircraft ...
US stock futures buoyed by strong earnings data
Solid earnings reports lifted U.S. stock market futures Wednesday, after boosting stocks around the world. Dow Jones industrial average futures are ...
Fitch restores Ford credit to investment grade
The Fitch Ratings agency lifted Ford's credit rating from junk status to investment grade Tuesday, a sign that the company's recovery from near ...
Carl Pettersson wins RBC Heritage
Carl Pettersson had another fast start and finished with a 2-under 69 for a five-shot victory over Zach Johnson on Sunday in the RBC Heritage.
2 US Marines killed, 2 injured in Morocco
Two U.S. Marines were killed and two severely injured in the crash of a hybrid aircraft in Morocco on Wednesday, officials said. The Marines were ...
Boeing receives order from Russia's Transaero
Boeing Co. has received an order from Transaero Airlines of Russia for four 787-8 aircraft, the company said Monday. The mid-size airplanes which the ...
Rocket with secret payload launches from US coast
A rocket carrying a top-secret payload blasted off Tuesday from the California coast. The Delta IV rocket lifted off at 4:12 p.m. from the Vandenberg ...
More US CEOs plan to hire as outlook brightens
A growing number of chief executives at large U.S. companies say they are more optimistic about the economy and plan to step up hiring. The brighter ...
WTO rules Boeing got $5B in illegal US subsidies
A World Trade Organization appeals panel upheld Monday an earlier finding that U.S. planemaker Boeing Inc. received at least $5 billion in subsidies ...
US: WTO says Boeing got less subsidies than Airbus
The U.S. trade representative says the World Trade Organization has ruled that planemaker Boeing received far fewer illegal government subsidies than ...
EADS reports profits up sharply in 2011
Strong demand for commercial jets and helicopters helped bring Airbus parent company and aerospace giant EADS NV a 72 percent jump in fourth quarter ...
WTO issues confidential ruling in EU's Boeing case
The World Trade Organization has ruled on appeals brought by the European Union and the U.S. in a long-running spat over U.S. aid to aircraft maker ...
Think tank: Sales-growth for arms vendors slows
A peace research group says the sales growth for the world's 100 largest arms producers slowed down to 1 percent in 2010 as foreign forces were ...
Fantasy camp for those who love to fly
Eric Mueller's vacation started when his plane filled with smoke. Soon, people slid down an emergency chute, inflated life vests and climbed into a ...
Norwegian Air Shuttle hit by soaring fuel costs
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA said Thursday it was hit by tough competition and higher fuel costs during the fourth quarter of last year. The budget ...
Norwegian in $23 million Q4 loss hit by fuel costs
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA says it was hit by higher fuel costs in the fourth-quarter widening its net loss to 133 million kroner ($23 million).
Struggling in US, F-35 fighter pushes sales abroad
Detractors say the F-35 stealth fighter, the costliest military plane ever, is destined to go down as one of the biggest follies in aviation history.
Norwegian carrier buys 222 Boeing, Airbus planes
Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on Wednesday said it has ordered 222 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus in separate deals with a combined ...