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United Airlines is reintroducing a nonstop route between Washington Dulles International Airportt (IAD) and Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) beginning May 22, 2025. This new service marks the return of a connection that United previously operated until 2014, offering travelers a convenient and direct option between the US capital region and New Mexico's largest city.

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

Do top quarks, nature's heaviest elementary particle, obey Einstein's rules at all times of day and night? Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have the answer.

Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism launch, which will send six people to the final frontier. You'll be able to watch the action live.

Air Greenland has announced that it will be leasing an Airbus A320neo as part of its expansion plans in advance of the opening of the country’s new international airport in 2026. The new aircraft - which will only be delivered at the end of next year - will serve to reinforce the carrier’s links to Copenhagen, the Danish capital.

European Space Agency astronaut John McFall is cleared to be the first person with a physical disability to fly to the space station.

Avelo's first revenue-generating flight was in April 2021, nearly four years ago. Since then, its fleet has grown to 20 aircraft, averaging 16.8 years, meaning they'd be less fuel-efficient and more maintenance-heavy but much cheaper to acquire. They don't have to be used as intensively as newer alternatives. It has 12 189-seat Boeing 737-800s and eight 149-seat 737-700s.

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.

The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.

American Airlines will have a new longest domestic route this year. It is from Chicago O'Hare to Honolulu, which will return in October. The airline last served the market amid the pandemic in 2021. As it rejoins United Airlines, the city pair will have two non-stop airlines again for the first time in four years.

NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency's chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).

At the Altitude25 conference in Lisbon this week, British Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, Colm Lacy, revealed details about the carrier’s bold transformation for the future. Part of this investment touches on plenty of technological improvements, including a brand-new app and website. The whopping £7 billion ($8.8 billion) investment covers all sectors of its operation and will last through 2027.

A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

At the Amadeus Altitude25 conference in Lisbon earlier this week, Air France-KLM announced it would be joining three other airlines in signing for Amadeus’ Nevio technology. The airline group follows similar announcements from Finnair, Saudia and British Airways.

Air France had 10 Airbus A380s. Its first example arrived in 2009, while its last aircraft was welcomed in 2014. For obvious reasons, Air France was the European launch customer; non-commercial considerations undoubtedly partly influenced its decision-making. The type entered revenue service from Paris CDG to New York JFK in November 2009.

Spirit Airlines expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the coming weeks after its plan of reorganization was confirmed by a US bankruptcy court. The airline will exit bankruptcy in a take-private deal that gives its major bondholders control of the company.

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Corporation enterprise, and General Electric have completed the first all-detailed design reviews (DDRs) of their XA103 and XA102 adaptive cycle engines (aka variable cycle engines) for the United States Air Force's (USAF’s) Next-Gen Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. NGAP is intended to propel, at the bare minimum, the USAF’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NBAD) fighter jet.

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.

Scientists have discovered more about the process that causes black holes to "leak" energy to their surroundings, finding the faster they spin, the more energy is extracted.