29 minutes agoTwitter Comments Show That Airline Service Quality Has Bombed This Summer Amid Widespread Staff ShortagesAir travelers these days are feeling deprived of the attention they expect to receive. For good reason; they simply aren’t getting it. And they’re letting the rest of us hear about it via social media.ByDan ReedSenior Contributor
12 hours agoWhy Fall Airline Business Travel Won’t Mimic The Busy Leisure SummerAirlines are struggling to gain traction on the return of business travel. As companies push back return to office requirements, and governments continue to push rules that limit gathering, the largest U.S. airlines face a bleak second half of 2021 and can't be too optimistic about 2022. ByBen BaldanzaContributor
Sep 4, 2021Billionaire Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines Files For Bankruptcy In U.S. Amid Pandemic-Induced LossesUnder the plan, PAL will raise $505 million in long-term equity and debt financing from its majority shareholder and an additional $150 million debts from new investors.ByJonathan BurgosContributor
Sep 3, 2021Deadly Toys: How Weaponized Xbox Controllers Inspired New Art ExhibitionA new art exhibition features an Xbox controller cast in lead and copper, it's a commentary the military appropriation of childhood and its potential consequences.ByDavid HamblingContributor
Sep 3, 2021All Of The Sudden, The U.S. Navy Is On Track To Get A Whole Lot Of New ShipsAs widely expected, the U.S. Congress all but rejected Biden’s proposal. Lawmakers are on track to add billions of dollars to the shipbuilding budget, enough to buy as many as 13 battleforce ships.ByDavid AxeForbes Staff
Sep 3, 2021Is The Recovery Of Travel Demand About To Fizzle Out, Or Just Experiencing A Seasonal Lull?The U.S. travel industry has begun receiving a long-and-growing string of bad news reports as it heads into the critical period historically known as the post-summer “shoulder season.”ByDan ReedSenior Contributor
Sep 2, 2021Top Two Airline Unions Beat Back Raid On American Airlines MechanicsThe International Association of Machinists and the Transportation Workers Union have beaten back an outsider union’s attempt to raid American Airlines’ 14,402 mechanics.ByTed ReedSenior Contributor
Sep 2, 2021Why Raytheon Technologies Could Become America’s Biggest Aerospace & Defense Business In This DecadeRaytheon's market footprint in aerospace and defense affords options for the future that no rival can match.ByLoren ThompsonSenior Contributor
Sep 2, 2021Russia’s Autonomous Robot Tank Passes New Milestone (And Launches Drone Swarm)A Russian combat robot navigated a 100-kilomter route without human assistance, and can now launch a swarm of drones for reconnaissance and attack. And the technology is likely to be used in action sooner rather than later.ByDavid HamblingContributor
Sep 2, 2021Japanese Aircraft Carriers. American Jets. This Kind Of Mix Is Becoming A Trend.The U.S. Marine Corps plans to embark F-35B jump jets on Japan’s new aircraft carriers. The move, announced by Marine commandant Gen. David Berger during an online event on Wednesday, accelerates an important trend.ByDavid AxeForbes Staff