London Executive Aviation, a European business jet charter operator, is expanding its trans-Atlantic offerings and has been awarded FAA Part 129 status by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
An innovative orbiter that will combine active and passive microwave sensors to produce high-resolution global maps of topsoil moisture every two to three days is set for launch from Vandenberg AFB, California, on Jan. 29.
Triumph Group, based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, closed on its agreement with Spirit AeroSystems to take over the production of Spirit’s money-losing Gulfstream G650 and G280 wing work in Tulsa, Okla., the company announced.
Lockheed Martin is hoping that the maturing threat of hypersonic re-entry vehicles from ambitious adversaries will spark interest in the company’s dormant plan to design a more powerful booster for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) air defense system.
The U.S. Air Force has chosen RAF Lakenheath in the U.K. as its first base for the F-35A in Europe, and announced a significant upheaval in the USAF’s basing structure.
The 15-member International Space Station partnership would ideally like to host as many as a dozen astronauts aboard the orbiting research laboratory for up to a year, according to Mike Suffredini, NASA’s space station program manager.
Researchers intend to expose tiny soil-born flatworms – serving as surrogates for the human intestinal system – to salmonella, a bacteria responsible for intense food poisoning, during the fifth scheduled SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Flytenow, a business that connects private pilots with passengers who want to share flight costs through the Internet, has filed a lawsuit against the FAA to continue its services.
Olathe, Kan.-based Garmin International says it has received certification for its Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast equipment for the Gulfstream G150.
PARIS – Airbus Safran Launchers, a joint venture that owns a 41% stake in Europe's Arianespace launch services company, will in the coming weeks acquire 34% of the rocket consortium currently owned by French space agency CNES, according to a senior Airbus Group official.
Boeing delivered 179 aircraft and five satellites in 2014, representing a relatively strong year despite continuing cutbacks in U.S. military and space spending.
