Upstairs, it's all business class, offering comfy seating but less privacy. "The cabin is really modern," Ehm … Boeing's new 747 warmed the hearts of countless aviation geeks who still crush on the plane's distinctive front bulge. And it's not just …

Employment at Boeing, the big dog of St. Louis' defense business, has been basically flat over the last two years at roughly 15,000. In May, the company said it plans to move 600 IT jobs here over the next few years. Still the company has been …

As airplane manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, as well as their emerging challengers, charge into a new world where wings and jet bodies are built from carbon-fiber composites rather than metal, only a few suppliers can provide the key tools they all …

Textile companies fended off corporate raiders but were left with debt that forced them to sell off mills or divisions. Greensboro sustained one blow after another. … Health care, aviation, innovation and a host of small homegrown companies are in …

There's a business case to be made for keeping it. Bombardier can sell its own planes to … WestJet Airlines Ltd. just signed a letter of intent to purchase 65 of Boeing's new 737 MAX jets, a $6.3-billion order at list price. Even before this contract …

The Boeing 787, which is smaller than jumbo jets such as the Airbus A380, is expected to make flights to secondary international markets such as Chengdu more practical because airlines won't have to fill as many seats to make them profitable. Shares of …

Upstairs, it's all business class, offering comfy seating but less privacy. "The cabin is really modern," Ehm … Boeing's new 747 warmed the hearts of countless aviation geeks who still crush on the plane's distinctive front bulge. And it's not just …

Bombardier will have one of its Global 5000 business jets act as the chase plane to test the atmosphere ahead of the flight, and to follow the flight test vehicle to monitor its performance and relay any airspeed or altitude information. The CSeries …

Jet maker Boeing (BA) expects China's fleet to triple over the next 20 years as fresh demand uncorks in the world's fastest-growing business travel hub and carriers require an estimated $780 billion in new airplanes. Boeing, which competes with …