GM unveils new high-performance Cadillac Escalade V-Series SUV
2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series Cadillac DETROIT – General Motors will offer a new performance version of its flagship Cadillac Escalade SUV, adding to a growing lineup of…
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American Airlines London-bound flight turns back to Miami after passenger refuses to wear mask
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraft Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images American Airlines said a flight to London returned to Miami late Wednesday because a…
FAA warns 5G-related landing restrictions could divert flights as snow hits airports
An American Airlines commercial aircraft flies past a cell phone tower as it approaches to land at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California U.S. January 18, 2022. Mike Blake |…
Shares of autonomous driving tech company Luminar surge on Mercedes-Benz deal
Austin Russell, Luminar founder and CEO, with Markus Schäfer, Mercedes-Benz AG chief technology officer at Mercedes-Benz’ Sindelfingen, Germany plant. Mercedes-Benz…
American Airlines posts slightly higher revenue, narrower loss than expected
An American Airlines passenger jet approaches to land at LAX during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, April 7, 2021. Mike Blake |…
United Airlines posts narrower loss than expected after fourth-quarter bookings rise
An aircraft takes off from O’Hare International Airport on January 18, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images United Airlines said the surge in Covid-19…
Three former SpaceX engineers are designing self-powered electric freight train cars
The Parallel Systems team. Photo courtesy Parallel Systems. Three former SpaceX engineers are launching a company to design and build electric self-powered train cars, in a bid to…
Foreign airlines cancel some U.S. flights despite 5G deal
A Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane (R) taxis past another from All Nippon Airways (ANA) at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture on July 18,…
‘Frustrated’ AT&T delays 5G rollout near some airports after airlines warned of flight cancellations
AT&T on Tuesday said it would delay deployment of 5G service at towers near some U.S. after airlines warned that the rollout would cause flight cancellations. The…
Investment in space companies hit record $14.5 billion in 2021, report says
A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit. Sierra Space Private investment in space companies last year set a record, according to a report Tuesday by New York-based…
Major U.S. airline CEOs warn 5G could ground some planes, wreak havoc
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, equipped with radar altimeters that may conflict with telecom 5G technology, can be seen flying 500 feet above the ground while on final…
U.S. FAA clears 45% of commercial plane fleet after 5G deployed
A flight crew exits the flight deck of a Boeing 747 at UPS Worldport on January 3, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Jon Cherry | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Federal…
Ford signs five-year payments deal with Stripe for e-commerce drive
A Ford F-150 pickup truck is offered for sale at a dealership on September 6, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Online payment processor Stripe has signed up…
How the U.S. fell behind in lithium, the ‘white gold’ of electric vehicles
The United States has a lithium supply problem. Nearly every major automaker has announced a transition to electric vehicles, Tesla delivered almost one million cars in 2021, and…
Bill Ford is doubling down on Ford shares, and quietly amassing more control of his grandfather’s company in the process
Incoming Ford CEO Jim Farley (left) and Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. pose with a 2021 F-150 during an event Sept. 17, 2020 at the company’s Michigan plant that…
Dogecoin jumps 9% after Elon Musk says its can be used buy Tesla merchandise
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Britta Pedersen | Getty Images The price…
U.S. chip giant Nvidia is finding success in China by riding the country’s EV boom
A sign is posted in front of the Nvidia headquarters on May 10, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Several Chinese electric carmakers are turning to…
Ford’s market cap tops $100 billion for first time ever
Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley walks to speak at a news conference at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Ford…
Delta CEO says 8,000 employees have tested positive for Covid in last 4 weeks
A Delta Air Lines employee works on the departures level at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Delta…
Virgin Galactic stock falls as space tourism company plans to raise up to $500 million in debt
Spacecraft VSS Unity lands on the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico after the company’s fourth spaceflight test on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic Shares of Virgin…
Delta expects omicron will drive quarterly loss but forecasts 2022 profit on travel rebound
A Delta airlines aircraft landing from Los Angeles at Kingsford Smith International airport on October 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan | Getty Images Delta Air…
European carriers are flying thousands of near-empty planes this winter just to keep their airport slots
A Boeing 747-8 Lufthansa airplane takes off from the Airport Tegel in Berlin. Britta Pedersen | AFP | Getty Images Airlines in Europe this winter are flying passenger planes that…
Delta Air Lines battles with nation’s largest flight attendant union over shortened Covid sick leave
Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday,…
Boeing 2021 deliveries surge, led by return of 737 Max, but still behind Airbus
FAA chief Steve Dickson flies a Boeing 737 MAX, from Boeing Field on September 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mike Siegel | Getty Images Boeing‘s sales and deliveries of…
United has had zero Covid-related deaths among vaccinated employees for 8 weeks, CEO says
United Airlines pilot Steve Lindland receives a COVID-19 vaccine from RN Sandra Manella at United’s onsite clinic at O’Hare International Airport on March 09, 2021 in…
Tesla sold a record 70,847 China-made vehicles in December, China group says
Visitors wearing face masks check a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the electric vehicle maker’s showroom in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. Tingshu…
United cuts flights as about 3,000 workers call out sick from Covid
Travelers push their luggage past baggage claim inside the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) during the holiday season as the coronavirus disease…
European Uber rival Bolt valued at $8.4 billion in new funding round
A range of products from Estonian ride-hailing start-up Bolt. LONDON — The competition is getting tougher for Uber in Europe. Estonia-based ride-hailing start-up Bolt said…
AirAsia CEO says international travel will bounce back strongly despite omicron impact
International travel is likely to recover soon despite progress being slowed by the omicron variant, according to AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes. “I do believe…
Elon Musk says Tesla will raise price of “Full Self-Driving” driver assistance to $12,000
A Tesla Model Y electric vehicle is dispalyed on a showroom floor at the Miami Design District on October 21, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images On Friday, Tesla…
