Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, is holding a live auction on Saturday for a seat for its first spaceflight trip next month.
Airline stocks are flying high so far in 2021 as investors anticipate a booming summer travel season and a return to business travel in coming quarters.
On Thursday, MKM Partners initiated coverage of the airline group and said some stocks have more near-term upside than others.
Henry Ford, who famously predicted in 1940 that a combination airplane and car was coming for the average person, might not have been right at the time, nor were the thousands that followed with predictions of flying cars in the decades ahead.
United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) announced Thursday its plan to purchase 15 supersonic jets, referred to as Overture, from Boom Supersonic, with the option to purchase an additional 35 aircraft.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) announced a new contract Thursday to fly Kellie Gerardi, a researcher for the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS), on a dedicated research flight.