All aerospace news – Page 1306
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NewsChinese start-up East Star orders 20 A320s
CFMI and GECAS also win as East Star goes for Airbus
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Glitches delay SpaceX maiden flight to December
The maiden flight of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) 570kg (1,254lb) to low Earth orbit Falcon 1 launcher has been delayed to mid-December following liquid oxygen (LOX) tank and computer problems.
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Boeing stretches battle lines - special report on new 747-8
US manufacturer’s decision to launch larger 747 derivatives presents serious top-end challenge to Airbus
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New orbital rocket launch put back a day
The US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) has bumped the maiden flight of SpaceX Falcon 1, the first privately developed, liquid fueled rocket to reach orbit, from its official launch date today at 21:00 GMT to tomorrow at the same time.
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NASA awards satellite contract for New Millennium Mission
NASA's next satellite will be built by Orbital Sciences Corporation under a $27m competitively awarded contract between Orbital and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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ANZ and Qantas look to outsource
Air New Zealand (ANZ) and Qantas have drawn fire over separate proposals to outsource heavy maintenance on long-haul aircraft and engines.
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Day of reckoning nears for ailing Independence Air
Analysts believe the future of Independence Air is more likely to be liquidation, rather than buyout or asset purchase, as the regional jet operator files for Chapter 11.
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FAA acts to reduce tank explosion risk
NPRM issued to lessen fuel vapour flammability levels, building on 70 directives issued over past nine years
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Single European Sky effort reaches definition phase
Deal between regulators and industry kick-starts $70 million first phase study work