Thu, Nov 10, 2022
The pilots of Delta Airlines have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike-authorization ballot.
Ninety-nine-percent of the over 96-percent of Delta pilots who participated in the vote authorized union leaders to call a strike, if necessary, to achieve a new contractual agreement with Delta Airlines—and with good reason. Delta pilots are working under contractual provisions—to include pay-rates and benefits—negotiated in 2016. Tier 1 Engineering has successfully completed a flight between Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, near Coachella, and Palm Springs International Airport on October 29, 2022 at 1100 PST, the first helicopter flight between airfields solely by electric power. The all-electric aircraft is a modified Robinson R44 helicopter flown by pilots Ric Webb of OC Helicopters and Martine Rothblatt of Lung Biotechnology. On 28 October 2022, Stratolaunch commenced infight testing of its Talon-A UAV prototype. Roc bore the Talon-A test-vehicle (TA-0) into the azure vastness above California's Mojave Desert, thereby proving itself and its amidships attachment pylon
capable of carrying the experimental hypersonic vehicles Stratolaunch’s management and investors hope to presently see racing regularly spaceward. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 11.02.22 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, November 2nd, 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:
- Delta Pilots Vote to Authorize Strike
- Electric R44 Logs First Cross-Country
- Stratolaunch Tests Hypersonic Prototype
- Blue Origin Delivers First BE-4 Engine to United Launch Alliance
- NBAA Recognizes Air Traffic Controller’s Heroism
- Russia Threatens Starlink Satellites
- NTSB Opens Public Docket for Bell 407 Air Tour Accident Investigation
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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