DefenseImagery.milSo you’ve got your eye on this sweet new ride — an Oliver Perry-class guided missile frigate — but you’re a little short on cash. What do you do?  DefenseImagery.mil Perry-class frigates USS…
In the world of defense spending, and defense investing, everything old is becoming new again — aircraft carriers especially. Over the past several months, defense news headlines have been dominated by reports that everyone…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 14 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. Several publicly traded companies were among the winners of contracts that totaled $642.8 million. Among the publicly traded…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 14 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $642.8 million. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) won the day’s…
The Boeing Co.When its Flight 370 vanished in early March, Malaysia Airline System very likely knew that it was in for some rough times. The mystery of the plane’s disappearance adds drama to an…
A new subsidiary of China's Juneyao Airlines has placed an order for 50 of Boeing's 737 and 737 MAX aircraft. The total value of the order at list prices is at between $3.8 billion…
Courtesy EADS/AirbusParis-traded Airbus Group reported first-quarter results Tuesday morning, and while profits were better than analysts expected, earnings were lower than in the first quarter a year ago, even though revenues rose. Where Airbus…
Boeing worked hard to wring every last mileage inch out of a drop of aviation fuel. Now it is teaming up with Embraer to open a research center in Brazil to work on a…
The drone has come of age, and with it the possibility that manufacturers can make money from non-military applications. The FAA has begun to certify drones for civilian functions as mundane as checking for…
ThinkstockB/E Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAV) has enjoyed a nice growth trajectory over the years, outfitting cabin interiors for the world’s airplane fleets. Now it is worth about $9.4 billion, and it could be the…
Boeing now has in the works six new aircraft models in three different families, and all are planned to be in the air by 2020. Given its history with the 787 Dreamliner, we may…
Boeing reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. However, Boeing's profits are still getting squeezed.
When Boeing reports first-quarter earnings Wednesday morning, investors will see whether the gloomy guidance the company gave when it reported fourth-quarter results did indeed come to pass.
ThinkstockAs an industry, airlines received the fourth-worst score in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) rankings of customer satisfaction. Only pay TV, social media companies and Internet service providers rank lower. Even wireless carriers…
ThinkstockA recent study of the U.S. airlines industry reviewed and analyzed customer complaints against the major U.S. carriers for the five-year period from 2009 to 2013. The study concluded that passengers were most likely…