Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Flights Will Begin August 21 At Kennedy Space Center
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is partnering with the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, Langley Research Center in Virginia, and Space Florida for a series of flights to conduct sonic boom research under NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology project. NASA’s supersonic research, spanning decades, is leading toward quieting the sonic boom to more of a quiet “thump.”
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Goal Is To Represent The Growing Commercial Space Ecosystem
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) has launched a Patron Program, a new membership program which enables CSF to more fully represent the commercial space industry ecosystem by including the growing number of individuals investing in the industry. The Patron membership category allows for individual involvement and support of CSF, as opposed to CSF’s Executive, Associate, and Educational membership categories, which are reserved for corporations, organizations, and other groups.
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Launches New Regional Jet Service With CRJ200 And CRJ700 Airliners
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has recognized Shree Airlines for the launch of a new regional jet service with CRJ Series aircraft.
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Video Shows Flight Of Jarno Cordia With Jets Strapped To His Ankles
For most of us, the notion of a wingsuit flight is a pretty abstract concept. While we've watched ... sometimes in awe ... videos of human flying squirrels zooming over the ground, sometimes at treetop level or lower, it's not something we'd actually do.
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
General Dynamics Cuts Finishing Work Performed By The Company
Some 330 employees at Jet Aviation St. Louis are facing layoffs after its parent company General Dynamics said it plans to cut finishing work done at St. Louis Downtown Airport in the coming months.
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Flew From Mobile Aeroplex For Four-Hour Test Flight
The first Airbus A320 aircraft to be produced at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, has flown for the first time. The A320 took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley for a flight lasting approximately four hours, during which tests were performed on systems, engines and structural performance.
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Airplane Upgraded With 912iS Engine And More
Van's Aircraft has made several upgrades to its popular RV 12 model, starting forward of the firewall and continuing through much of the airplane.
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Aircraft Flown By Steve Fossett To Break San Diego-Charleston Speed Record
Kalamazoo, MI-based charter jet company RAI Jets LLC is proud to announce that the most recent addition to its fleet, a Cessna Citation X aircraft, has received FAA approval for charter flight on RAI’s flight certificate. FAA approval ensures that everything in RAI’s operations, maintenance and pilot training is up to standard and ready for charter passenger use.
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Also: KSFO Night Landings, Kitfox S7 Speedster, USGS, Spirit Pilots, Kratos Mako, NASA Flight Suits, CAW Five
Stephan C. Brown has resigned from his post as president/CEO of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) effective August 17, 2017. Brown provided 10 years of dedicated service, leading the CAF through a transitional period and is responsible for significant accomplishments, including establishing the CAF headquarters in Dallas and initiating a campaign to construct an aviation attraction museum to be built at Dallas Executive Airport. Former CAF vice-president of safety, maintenance and operations, Robert Stenevik will serve as CAF president/CEO until a permanent president is identified. The ONE Aviation 'Canada' program, which ANN exclusively detailed last year for the first time, is about to kick into high gear. A re-winged Eclipse airframe, which will be used to document various aerodynamic aspects of the design upgrade has been shown off publicly prior to a test progra
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