Monthly Archives: May 2012
FAA Launch Permit Gives Virgin Galactic’s Space Vehicles the Green Light for Powered Flight
SpaceShipTwo Set to Go for Heavy-Weight Glide Tests with Supersonic Flight Targeted for Year End
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, announced today that its vehicle developer, Scaled Composites (Scaled), has been granted an experimental launch permit from the… Continue reading
SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down after successful test flight
(Reuters) – The first privately developed ship to travel to the International Space Station returned home on Thursday, completing a pioneering mission for commercial firms seeking a major role in space travel.
Riding beneath three parachutes, the bell-shaped SpaceX Dragon… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile’s Reliability Record Reaches 142 Successful Test Flights
The U.S. Navy conducted successful test flights April 14 and 16 of four Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]. The Navy launched two unarmed missiles each day from the submerged submarine USS Maryland… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal for KC-46 Aircrew Training System
Lockheed Martin submitted its proposal today to the U.S. Air Force for the KC-46 Aircrew Training System, a program that will prepare pilots, boom operators and other on-board personnel for air refueling, cargo transport and medical evacuation.
The KC-46 Aircrew… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS III Flight Operations Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS IIIspace vehicles. The first and second GPS III satellites are… Continue reading
Eurocopter’s EC135 simulator receives Full Flight Simulator Level B certification to provide fully comprehensive training operations in Germany
The EC135 simulator operated by Eurocopter’s Training Academy in Germany has obtained Full Flight Simulator (FFS) Level B certification from Luftfahrtbundesamt, the German Aviation Administration. The simulator provides a multitude of training possibilities to international customers and is the first… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 20th 747-8
Boeing today marked the 20th delivery of its new 747-8. The airplane, a 747-8 Freighter, was delivered to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Atlas Air will operate it on behalf of Panalpina, the Swiss-based freight operator. This marks the first… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 1st Space Launch System Hardware to NASA
The Boeing Company has delivered NASA three flight computer software test beds, the first critical element for flight software development in support of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). Flight software controls the launch vehicle during preflight tanking operations and in… Continue reading
RAF Gets Ready For RIAT
RAF display teams have launched the start of the Royal International Air Tattoo Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Queen’s anniversary will be the main theme for this year’s event, the world’s largest military air show, from 6th to 8th… Continue reading
Strong Passenger Demand – Some Cargo Improvement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for April showing that total passenger demand rose 6.1% while freight demand was 4.2% down on April 2011.
Despite continuing economic weakness in some parts of the world, demand for… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM G280 FLIES PARIS TO NEW YORK IN LESS THAN EIGHT HOURS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s super mid-sized Gulfstream G280recently set an unconfirmed city-pair speed record from Paris to White Plains, N.Y., making the flight in 7 hours, 40 minutes. Official recognition of this city-pair speed record by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA)… Continue reading
Heathrow becomes 5th CDM Airport
London Heathrow becomes the fifth airport in Europe to implement Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM), after Munich, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris Charles de Gaull.
The A-CDM trials between Heathrow Airport and the Network Manager Operations Centre (NMOC) were successfully conducted… Continue reading