Hide/Show Archive Navigation.

All News

October 28, 2015

Airborne 10.28.15: BizJet Forecast, Zero-G 727 Problems, UPS Strike Vote

Also: New Air Tractor, Quad-Copters, Agusta Emergency AD, USAF Airmen, NEMSPA ‘Pilot Of The Year’, Blackhawk Report, AD: Technify

The business jet industry’s near-term outlook is counter-intuitive, according to industry analyst Brian Foley. According to Foley, “Common sense dictates that as more jets are sold the industry’s total shipment values go up. That may no longer be the case for the time being. The reason, according to Foley, has to do with a change in the mix of aircraft that will be sent to customers. The Boeing 727 operated by Zero-G has made a second precautionary landing in as many months ... this time at Vero Beach Municipal Airport on the central Florida coast Thursday afternoon. It’s reported that

More Videos

World View Completes Scale Model Test Flight

Readies The Company To Begin Full Scale Flight Testing For Human Private Spaceflights

A commercial spaceflight company that will use a balloon rather than a rocket to take tourists to the edge of space has successfully completed a major milestone test flight this past weekend, keeping the company on track to meet its 2017 goal for private flights with passengers to the edge of space.

Lockheed Martin, NASA Complete Critical Design Review Of The Vehicle

The majority of the Orion spacecraft's Critical Design Review (CDR) has been completed by NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin, which means the spacecraft's design is mature enough to move into full-scale fabrication, assembly, integration and test of the vehicle. It also means that the program is on track to complete the spacecraft's development to meet NASA's Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) performance requirements.