Video: Lockheed Martin, NASA Team Up For Supersonic Plane

The QueSST X-plane program will establish standards for how much noise supersonic planes can produce over land.

Apr 4th, 2018

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, near a terminal at Boston Logan International Airport, in Boston. American Airlines is planning to invest in a small South American budget airline as part of a deal that will include selling seats on each other's flights. American announced the proposed deal with JetSmart on Thursday, July 29.

American to Invest in Chilean Budget Airline

The airlines plan to sell seats on each other's flights to help American extend its reach in South America.

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Wing May Have Fallen Off Plane Before Fatal Crash

The small plane was responding to a wildfire when its left wing reportedly fell off.

A line of Southwest Air Boeing 737 jets are parked near the company's production plant while being stored at Paine Field Friday, April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Boeing reported its first quarterly profit since 2019 and revenue topped expectations, as the giant aircraft maker tries to dig out from the most difficult stretch in its history. Boeing said Wednesday, July 28, 2021, that it earned $567 million in the second quarter, compared with a $2.4 billion loss a year ago.

Boeing Has First Profitable Quarter Since 2019

Boeing earned $567 million in the second quarter, compared with a $2.4 billion loss a year ago.

Clouds drift over the dome-covered SEIS seismometer of the InSight lander on the surface of Mars.

Marsquakes Offer Detailed Look at Red Planet's Interior

A quake-measuring device is revealing a surprisingly thin crust and a hot molten core beneath the planet's frigid surface.

Avionics mechanic Mike Luong inspects the control panel of Sikorsky Firehawk helicopter at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Sacramento Aviation Management Unit based at McClellan Airpark in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2021.

New Technology Propels Efforts to Fight Western Wildfires

There have been 730 more wildfires in California so far this year than last.

In this Sept. 24, 2014 file photo, smoke hangs over Reno-Tahoe International Airport as a plane takes off in Reno, Nev. A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West.

Airports in the U.S. West Dealing with Shortage of Jet Fuel

A lack of fuel could force the cancellation of cargo and passenger flights.

Top 10 Largest Rockets for Space Travel

The biggest rocket of all time is planned for launch later this year.

A Proton-M booster rocket carrying the Nauka module blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, July 21, 2021.

Russia Launches Lab Module to Space Station

The Nauka module will provide more room for scientific experiments.

The purchase is part of a modernization program for Greece’s military.

Greece Takes Delivery of 1st of 18 French Rafale Warplanes

Greece signed a $2.7 billion deal in January for the Rafale planes.

Jeff Bezos describes the experience after launch from the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, July 20, 2021.

Bezos Comments on Workers Draw Rebuke

The Amazon founder said the company's employees "paid for all this" following his brief trip into space.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

Blue Origin's Bezos Reaches Space on 1st Passenger Flight

Bezos called it the "best day ever."