Did you know commercial airline pilots are forced to retire at the age of 65? In fact, commercial pilots are in one of the few professions that has a mandatory retirement age. In 1959, the Federal ...

Falls Church-based Fortune 500 government contractor Northrop Grumman won three defense contracts last week totaling more than $900 million, the Department of Defense reported. On Friday, the Pentagon ...

Although American Airlines ended the United Airlines merger rumors with a stern response, that reaction did not reflect how all American Airlines employees felt. In particular, many of AA's pilots ...

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The airline has accelerated reviews of Spirit pilot applications, as it faces scrutiny for a pilot staffing crunch. Delta pilots walk down Concourse B at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International ...

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Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights overnight Saturday, shortly after the airline announced it was ...

From left: Simone D'Amico, EraDrive chief science officer; Han Park, Northrop Grumman vice president of AI integration; and EraDrive CEO Sumant Sharma at the 2026 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

Frequent Delta Air Lines passengers might’ve noticed more delays in recent months. Severe weather and air traffic controller staffing have been two culprits. But the Atlanta-based airline has also had ...

Northrup Grumman's earnings came in as expected. Revenue was up 4% year over year to $9.9 billion, and the backlog grew to a record $96 billion at the end of the quarter. So why is the stock falling ...

Northrop Grumman has laid off an undisclosed number of workers in the Baltimore area, the company said Tuesday. The aerospace and defense technology company, a large federal contractor, told Baltimore ...