Mon, Dec 28, 2015
With this recent flight, SpaceX has not only recovered from the launch failure earlier this year in June, they have also taken another step towards reusing previously discarded boosters.
SpaceX has announced that this first recovered booster will probably not be reused, but will be used for the research needed to perfect a refurbishing program. Boeing continues to press the issue about the selection process in awarding the Nation's next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber contract, and has filed a 133-page brief in response to the Air Force’s filing regarding the company’s protest. Online retail giant Amazon.com could be looking into bringing its shipping in-house with the lease of 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft. It’s reported from the shipping news site CargoFacts and The Seattle Times that there are indications Amazon is in the process of building a logistics system that would include overnight air freight in the U.S. The company has been flying five 767s a week out of Wilmington, Ohio for several months, according to a supply chain management firm. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 12.23.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, 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:
- SpaceX Launch/Recovery Success
- Boeing: USAF Bomber Selection Process 'Irreparably Flawed'
- Amazon Eyes Air Freight Service
- BA Boeing 777 That Caught Fire In Las Vegas To Be Made Airworthy
- Latest WingX Pro Release Includes New Helicopter Charts
- Aero-TV: Adventure Of A Lifetime - Around The World by MU-2
- Woman Pleads Guilty To Disclosing Pilot's Medical History Without Permission
- Cecil Spaceport Plan Would Put NE Florida Into The Space Race
- Oakland, CA TSO Accused In Drug Smuggling Case
- WestJet Encore Pilots Approve Five-Year Agreement
- UAV Pilot Cited For Flying Aircraft Near Washington Monument
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 next week for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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