Mon, Nov 07, 2022
The US Tax payer just got their monies' worth... the hard way.
An EA-18G Growler attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, successfully completed a functional check flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Oct. 17, marking the end of a complex transformation process for an aircraft thought to be beyond repair. Skydiving is viewed as a thrilling hobby and an exciting sport to watch... but few understand that there is an aggressively competitive series of programs allowing those with exceptional skydiving and parachuting skills to excel... and to compete with other like-minded athletes from all over the world. Since March 2022, SpaceX has provided Starlink services to Ukraine’s government and people free of charge—a munificent gesture that, to date, has cost Musk $80-million, and will, by year’s end, have left a $100-million dent in the billionaire entrepreneur’s pocketbook. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 10.31.22 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, October 31st, 2022... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Recycling The Hard Way... EA-18 Returned To Service After MidAir
- US Skydiving Athletes Excel at World Championships
- Pentagon Considers Paying Ukraine’s Starlink Bill
- Aisha Bowe: First Black Woman Confirmed to Fly With Blue Origin
- Little Green People? Genesis 2 Project Announces International Expansion
- Southwest Acknowledges Aircraft Deliveries Insufficient for 2023
- Alaska Airlines Exercises Options on 52 New 737 MAX Family Aircraft
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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