NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency joined their Expedition 48 crew members aboard the International Space Station early in the morning and on July 9.
This brings the total crew count to six. In the coming months, the crewmates are scheduled to receive multiple cargo resupply flights delivering several tons of food, fuel, supplies and research. This report could fall under the title of, “You have to know when to hold them, and know when to fold them.” Delta Airlines has taken a $450 million hit on fuel contracts because the price did not rise as anticipated. CNN reports that the airline had locked in a price on fuel, a process called "hedging", that was above the market price. Delta execs expected that the price would rise above that level, resulting in savings for the carrier. The rise in price was far less than Delta had gambled on. Over the last several weeks we have been publishing advisories about changes in aircraft parking at Wittman Regional Airport during AirVenture because of construction in what is referred to as the North 40 parking area. If you’re used to going to certain places for parking, it may look a little
different this year. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 07.12.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Tuesday, July 12th, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- New Crew Members, Including NASA Biologist, Arrive At ISS
- Delta Takes $450 Million Hit On Jet Fuel
- AirVenture Aircraft Parking Update
- WingX Pro7 Releases Version 8.6.5
- Aero-Calendar
- Boeing, ANA Highlight 787-9 Dreamliner Capabilities In New Video
- DOT Secretary Foxx Proposes U.S. Airlines, Cities For New Service To Havana
- FAA Awards NextGen Contract To Lockheed Martin
- Canada's AirSprint Signs Order For Up To 12 Embraer Business Jets
- Canadian TSB Cites Thunderstorms In 2014 Incident Report
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