Boeing issues 737 Max 9 inspection instructions after Alaska incident

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB | Via Reuters Boeing has given airlines instructions on … Read more

Largest U.S. radio company Audacy files for bankruptcy protection

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Audacy (NYSE: AUD), today, Friday, April 9,2021, in celebration of its recent company rebrand. NYSE Audacy, the radio and podcast giant, said Sunday it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas to reduce its debt. The restructuring agreement will allow Audacy to slash … Read more

SpaceX sues U.S. agency that accused it of firing workers critical of Elon Musk

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board that had accused the rocket and satellite maker of … Read more

Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after section blows out midair

An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alaska Airlines will temporarily ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a section of the plane blew out midflight on Friday, forcing … Read more

Ford reports 7.1% increase in U.S. vehicle sales

2024 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Platinum hybrid Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. sales increased about 7% last year, marking the automaker’s best sales since 2020 but coming in lower than the overall industry’s growth. Ford on Thursday reported sales of nearly 2 million vehicles in 2023, a 7.1% increase from the previous year. The company … Read more

United Airlines to ground Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after panel blew off Alaska Air flight

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered airlines to ground more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections, a day after after a panel on one blew … Read more

Top 10 best-selling cars in the U.S. in 2023

2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited Ford DETROIT – America maintained its love affair with pickup trucks in 2023 — but a top-selling vehicle from Toyota Motor nearly ruined their tailgate party. Sales of the Toyota RAV4 compact crossover came within 10,000 units of Stellantis‘ Ram pickup truck last year, a near-No. 3 ranking that … Read more

Tesla recalls over 1.6 million cars in China over Autopilot, locks

Aerial view of Tesla vehicles waiting to be loaded on board a roll-on-roll-off cargo vessel at Nangang port on September 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China to fix problems with Autopilot features and locks, state regulators announced Friday. … Read more

Maersk to extend Red Sea diversion for ‘foreseeable future’

The Maersk Sentosa container ship sails southbound to exit the Suez Canal in Suez, Egypt, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Stringer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk said Friday it would extend its diversion of vessels from the Red Sea for the “foreseeable future” due to safety concerns amid a spate of … Read more

Ford F-150 Lightning EV price adjustments

The Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck. John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is increasing the price of some 2024 F-150 Lightning models, while lowering the costs of its most expensive models. The Detroit automaker confirmed Wednesday that new starting prices for the pickup will range from $54,995 for an … Read more