Pentagon's Needs Offer Airlines a Lift
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At the slowest time of the year for the nation's struggling airlines, one big customer, the Pentagon, wants to give them more business.
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President Bush on Monday told the Pentagon to make two U.S. transport planes available to aid African peacekeeping forces seeking to end a humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
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Some of the Pentagon's largest contractors, including Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., will begin a joint effort today to encourage development of technology standards that will ensure weapons systems of the future can communicate with each other. -The Washington Post
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Commercial space flight doesn't offer too many opportunities for investors, but there is one tiny prospect.
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Amid growing concerns about the stability of Iraq, the Pentagon yesterday announced that it will boost the number of troops there to the highest
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While pilots still feel in command in the air, they increasingly are feeling slighted on the ground, as airlines extract salary and benefits concessions from them.
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The FAA is pushing for a new air-traffic control system to relieve congestion. But experts say it's no silver bullet
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Seeking to speed the delivery of new communications services to US airline passengers, the government yesterday paved the way for at least one company to compete
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By getting damaged air bases up and running, rapid-deployment groups expedite the flow of disaster aid.
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The federal government is expected this week to award a contract worth more than $1 billion to build the key components of its next-generation air traffic control system -- a high-tech network that officials say will alleviate chronic flight delays.
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U.S.-bound air passengers may have to  board their planes an hour before take-off to allow for more  rigorous security checks, according to proposals outlined by a  senior U.S. official Thursday.
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Facing increasing budget pressures, the US Air Force is considering asking rivals Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Lockheed Martin Corp.
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WASHINGTON - Airlines and airports would have to come up with plans to provide passengers stranded by long delays with food, water, and other basic amenities under a bill the House approved yesterday.
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Aviation executives are sharing a list of steps they can take to make passengersâ lives easier the next time a blizzard or another event strands planes on the ground.
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With a big new boost promised from the nation's busiest airline, Southwest Airlines Co. , a long-brewing revolution in US air traffic control is finally poised for takeoff.
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The Pentagon will hold a competition to replace its aging fleet of refueling tankers, potentially pitting aerospace giant Boeing Co. against its European rival in a multibillion-dollar military competition.
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European aviation giant EADS delivered its first helicopter to the US military under a two-billion-dollar contract that could be a stepping stone to a colossal deal for refuelling tankers.