All aerospace news – Page 1138
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Boeing's Alteon restructures training network
Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training has launched a restructuring that will see four centres closed, simulators...
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SpaceX Falcon 9's rocket engine's first flight in January
Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) first- and second-stage Merlin 1C engine , designed...
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NASA prize challenge could boost general aviation and unmanned air vehicles
Advanced flightdecks, high-lift devices, short take-off and landing capabilities, fuel efficiency and low noise will be the focus of next year's $300,000...
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General aviation in brief
TRAINING BOND UK-based helicopter services company Bond has embarked on a multi-million dollar training initiative designed to swell the ranks of pilots...
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Rockwell Collins delivers King Air makeover to US Federal Aviation Administration
Rockwell Collins has completed an avionics overhaul on the first of 18 Beechcraft King Air 300 flight inspection...
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Xerion sees growing market for solid-state engine displays
Two as yet unnamed light aircraft manufacturers, one in the USA and one in Europe, plan to incorporate New York-based Xerion...
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Endeavour returns to Earth a day early after successful space station mission
Space Shuttle Endeavour landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 21 August, a day earlier than planned, due to fears over Hurricane Dean
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The next step: airline alliances look towards antitrust immunity
The challenges ahead for alliances are regulatory rather than geographical as they seek wide antitrust immunity for their transatlantic networks
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Package deals: Europe's leisure airlines consolidate
After years of manoeuvring the past 12 months have seen a profound shake up among Europe's large leisure players. The end result is the formation of two...
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Low-cost alliances: never say never
Low-cost carriers are starting to warm to the idea of codeshares just as their technology providers are making it easier for them to link with others For...
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Alliances: the new leaders?
The influence of the three alliances is greater than commonly recognised, says Geoffrey Weston, senior vice-president of Seabury Group and former vice-president...
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US airlines second-quarter results: One step forward
US airlines have turned in an admirable set of second-quarter results but there is trouble ahead. The question is, which will give way first - fuel costs...