All aerospace news – Page 1183
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Franchise option meets cool reception
The prospect of establishing franchise operations in the USA, which is part of the latest EU-US Open Skies package, has received a muted reaction from European carriers so far.
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TAP eyes more expansion
TAP Portugal is plotting further long-haul expansion, to be supported in part by new feed from future subsidiary Portugalia.
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A time for cautious optimism
Last year saw the financial health of European airlines improving, although for some restructuring and fuel costs put the brakes on a full recovery
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Industry snapshot
Market sentiment is generally optimistic, although there are warnings of overcapacity to come, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA. Analyses by Flight Insight
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NewsSoftware glitch hinders Orbital Express demonstration
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Orbital Express prototype satellite servicing vehicle suffered a guidance failure after its 8 March launch.
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NewsNASA chief warns of further Orion maiden flight delays
Without a fully funded fiscal year 2008 budget for its exploration systems programme NASA chief Michael Griffin expects the US to have no human spaceflight capability for more than four and a half years from 2010.
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International Space Station module Node 2 renamed Harmony
The Italian built US International Space Station module Node 2 has been renamed Harmony in a US school competition.
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NewsCryosat-2 mechanical integration begins
Integration has begun at EADS Astrium for the European Space Agency’s Cryosat-2, replacing the original Cryosat spacecraft lost during its launch in October 2005
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NewsSpaceX unveils new Dragon capsule details
Space Exploration Technologies has released new detail about its cargo and crew carrying Dragon capsule following its internal prelimninary design review completed earlier this month.
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NewsDeadline approaches for entering the Flight Awards
The deadline for entering the Flight Awards is only three weeks away!
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NewsJapan's Kibo International Space Station experiment module arrives at NASA
The Experiment Logistics Module's pressurized section for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s International Space Station Kibo experiment module arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday 12 March.
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Australia special: Change in the air
With a takeover of Qantas looking likely and a different direction planned for Virgin Blue operations, a new era is dawning for Australia's major airlines