Luxembourg-Based Cargo Carrier Was First To Operate The Larger Variant

Cargolux Airlines has ordered an additional 747-8 Freighter from Boeing. The order, valued at $357.5 million at list prices, is the 14th 747-8 Freighter the Luxembourg-based cargo carrier has ordered from Boeing.

Dark Markings On The Martian Surface Advance Down Slopes When Temperatures Rise

NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars have returned clues for understanding seasonal features that are the strongest indication of possible liquid water that may exist today on the Red Planet.

Images Of Ganymede Taken By Voyager 1 And 2 Spacecraft, Galileo Orbiter

More than 400 years after its discovery by astronomer Galileo Galilei, the largest moon in the solar system – Jupiter's moon Ganymede – has finally claimed a spot on the map.

Contract Signed At Singapore Air Show Wednesday

A contract for 10 AW139 intermediate twin helicopters was signed Wednesday at the Singapore Air Show by Vincenzo Alaimo, Managing Director of AgustaWestland Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and Y.Bhg. General Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin (R), Weststar Group CEO.

Will Jointly Develop Local Support And Services Capabilities For Indonesia

The long-established cooperation of PT Dirgantara Indonesia and Airbus Helicopters will be expanded to include support and services for the users of Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft based on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed today at the Singapore Airshow.

FlyersRights.org Says All Documentation Should Be Released From Negotiations With Justice Department

FlyersRights.org, has filed comments with the US Department of Justice calling for the release of lobbying, political contribution and negotiating communications that preceded the sudden November settlement of the Obama Administration's antitrust suit to block the largest airline merger in US history.

Charter Company Manages 27 Aircraft In Asia

Jet Aviation is adding a second Gulfstream G650 to its managed fleet in Asia and now operates a total of 27 aircraft in the region. Delivery of the G650 is expected by the end of April 2014.

Personnel To Be Added In U.S., U.K., Italian And German Offices

International air charter broker Air Partner has attracted four new hires it says will help further build the Group's sales teams. The new hires significantly add to the talent and experience within the Air Partner Group, as demand for charter and jet programs continues to grow. The new hires will join Air Partner's UK, US, Italian and German offices.

Aero Linx: Dirigibles, Zeppelins, and Blimps: The Differences Explained A dirigible is any lighter-than-air craft that is both powered and steerable (as opposed to free floating, like a balloon). Blimps like the Goodyear blimp, rigid airships like the Hindenburg, and semi-rigid airships like the Zeppelin NT are all dirigibles. The word “dirigible” is often associated with large rigid airships, but the term does not come from the word “rigid” but rather the French verb diriger (“to steer”).

Permanent Echo Radar signals reflected from fixed objects on the earth's surface; e.g., buildings, towers, terrain. Permanent echoes are distinguished from "ground clutter" by being definable locations rather than large areas. Under certain conditions they may be used to check radar alignment.

"The Cargolux Board of Directors approved the order of our 14th 747-8 Freighter almost 35 years to the day that the airline took delivery of its first 747 Freighter ever. This shows how pleased we, as an all-747 cargo operator, are with the performance and economics of this new generation aircraft and underlines the importance of the role of the 747 overall in the success of our company." Source: Richard Forson, interim president and CEO of Cargolux, following the announcement of a Cargolux Airlines order for an additional 747-8 Freighter from Boeing. The order, valued at $357.5 million at list prices, is the 14th 747-8 Freighter the Luxembourg-based cargo carrier has ordered from Boeing.