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Sky Aviation Operated First Commercial Flight of Sukhoi Superjet 100
Sukhoi Superjet 100 with tail number PK-ECL of Indonesian airline Sky Aviation successfully performed its first domestic commercial flight from Makassar (formerly Ujung Pandang) to Sorong. 67 passengers were checked in to this flight while the distance between the cities… Continue reading
Boeing Says Strong Demand Pushing Commercial Production Rates Higher
ORLANDO, Fla., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] said today that strong demand for its commercial airplanes and a healthy backlog are behind the company’s decision to keep increasing… Continue reading
Sim-Industries Launches Pilot Training Center for South America’s Commercial Airlines
Feb. 7, 2013 – Sim-Industries, a Lockheed Martin company, has opened its first South American flight training facility in Brazil. The Sim-Industries Brasil São Paulo Training Center provides academic and simulator instruction for pilots flying commercial passenger and cargo jets.… Continue reading
PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATION COMMITS TO INTELSAT EPICNG PLATFORM FOR DELIVERY OF CONSUMER BROADBAND SERVICES FOR COMMERCIAL AIRLINES
Long-term commitment on Intelsat 29e will enable global provider of in-flight entertainment and communication solutions to deliver enhanced services over North Atlantic aeronautical routes
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, announced today that Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic),… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Commercial GEO Satellites Surpass 1,000 Years in Orbit
NEWTOWN, Pa., June 26, 2012 – The Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) commercial geostationary (GEO) communications satellite fleet has achieved a significant milestone by accumulating 1,000 years of in-orbit operations.
JCSAT-13, built for SKY Perfect JSAT, and VINASAT-2, manufactured for Vietnam Posts… Continue reading
New Polish charter airline BINGO AIRWAYS has started commercial services with Airbus A320 aircraft
The new Polish charter airline Bingo Airways has started its commercial operations. The first Bingo Airways flight took off fromKatowiceto Hurghada inEgypt May 18th at 6.00 am Central European Time.
Bingo will operate charter flights from two bases inPoland–WarsawChopinAirportandKatowiceprimarily to… Continue reading
NASA/Spacex Launch and Mission to Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) is scheduled for liftoff on Saturday, May 19. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule will occur from Space Launch… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers Two Commercial Communications Satellites For Upcoming Historic Launch
Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101stcommercial geostationary communications satellites in preparation for the first dual launch of satellites built by Lockheed Martin aboard an Ariane rocket.
JCSAT-13, built for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation of Japan,… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review of Commercial Crew Space Transportation Vehicle
HOUSTON, March 13, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] successfully completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the company’s integrated Commercial Crew Space Transportation system, which includes the Crew Space Transportation… Continue reading
The world class training center for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, the first Russian brand new commercial aircraft
The opening ceremony of the Training center for the flight and technical staff of customers and operators of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft was held today in Zhukovsky. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Russian Government, Aviation… Continue reading
Virgin Galactic Welcomes Announcement of New Air-Launched Space System as Foundation for Commercial Orbital Operation.
The announcement from Paul Allen and Burt Rutan today (www.stratolaunch.com) represents the latest chapter in the extraordinary story of commercial space. The initial collaboration between the two men produced SpaceShipOne and gave Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic the confidence… Continue reading
Virgin Galactic Selects First Commercial Astronaut Pilot From Competition
Fifty years ago, an historic competition for the first pilots to fly into space yielded the Mercury Seven astronauts.
Today, from an intense selection process with more than 500 applicants including some of the best pilots in the world, Virgin… Continue reading