According to a report on the matter House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa released Tuesday, Braulio Castillo was able to get a designation under the VA's Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program for his …

Second, the price of jet fuel has risen to a point where airlines can't afford not to upgrade to the latest, most fuel efficient planes. Then there are competitive pressures, said Cramer. With so many new creature comforts like better seats, wider …

It is no coincidence that Airbus showed off the A350 — a twin-engine wide-body jet meant to compete with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and 777 — as the global aviation industry assembled for the biennial Paris Air Show, scheduled to open Monday at Le …

US leads in arming world; but China, Russia defense business rising. Jane Wells CNBC. Facebook Share on Facebook … Boeing is in second with $5.6 billion in export sales last year, followed by Russia's United Aircraft ($4 billion), Raytheon ($3.7 …

While the Andhra government had arranged for a Jet Airways Boeing 737 aircraft to transport 168 pilgrims back to Hyderabad, the TDP, too, had contracted a Boeing 737 with carrying capacity of 190 passengers. Trouble began when a bus-load of pilgrims …

Garuda is one airline that's going against the flow, and will next week add first class to its fleet – which currently tops out at business class – in the Indonesian carrier's new long-range Boeing 777-300 jet. And next month Singapore Airlines will …

The soaring price of jet fuel and the expansion of low-cost airlines had affected the business model and led to the replacement of older aircraft. Air Zimbabwe. Air Zimbabwe, which was forced to stop flying before the last election in that country when …

When it reported first-quarter results in April, the reduced earnings guidance for the year – thanks to a softer business jet market than expected – led traders to drop the price 13.4% that day. The price has bounced around quite a bit since then, but …

One of the most talked about innovations at the show in Le Bourget this week was the use of composite materials — including carbon fibers and plastics; Airbus' newest jet, the A350, relies heavily on composites. But to the naked eye, it looks just …