The first commercially-built and operated US crew spacecraft design is due to dock with the International Space Station on 3 March, following its successful launch from the Nasa Kennedy Space Center earlier today. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
First flight of the BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde became an influential consideration when, just two weeks later, the UK attorney general outlined to the government its chances of cancelling the UK’s role in the supersonic programme. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
This article, written by former Sud Aviation chief test pilot, Andre Turcat, was published in Flight International s issue of 21 October 2003,to mark Concorde s retirement from service. Turcat flew Concorde 001 F-WTSS on its first flight on 2 March 1969, and headed the French side of the flight test programme. He retired at...Continue Reading
The National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Atlas Air Boeing 767-300ER Freighter that crashed southeast of Houston on 23 February. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
After foreign object debris, including forgotten tools, were found inside an undisclosed number of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft delivered to the US Air Force, the service suspended acceptance of the air refueling tankers on 20 February. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) continues to acquire more Boeing 767s, riding a wave of demand for package shipments that pushed the company to a $69.3 million 2018 net profit, up nearly four times from 2017. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Almost exactly 20 years after the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde’s final revenue flight from New York touched down in London in October 2003, a commercial jet will once again cross the Atlantic at speeds faster than sound. At least that is the ambition of Tom Vice, chief executive of Aerion, one of a trio of US-based start-ups...Continue Reading
Capt Ron “R E” Gillman described Concorde as a “magnificent achievement” in this assessment of its handling qualities first published in Flight in January 1976 to mark the aircraft’s entry into service Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Collins Aerospace sees opportunities to help the region s militaries upgrade their communications and training capabilities. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
New Delhi has approved the establishment of a special purpose company that will take around half of Air India’s debt and four subsidiaries that are set to be sold off. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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