Tue, Dec 30, 2014
An AirAsia Airbus A320, carrying the registration number PK-AXC, is now the subject of a search after it failed to check in with Air Traffic services, Sunday, some 42 minutes after departure.
The flight originated in the Indonesian city of Surabaya and was enroute to Singapore. Some 162 passengers are reported to have been on board the aircraft. Embattled Cyprus Airways could face the possibility of closure, after the holidays, if it fails to bring forth an acceptable restructuring program and verify its financial viability to government authorities. New video recorded during the return of NASA’s Orion through Earth’s atmosphere this month provides a taste of the intense conditions the spacecraft and the astronauts will endure when they return to earth. Among the first data to be removed from Orion following its uncrewed December 5th flight test was video recorded through windows in Orion’s crew module. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 12.29.14 is chock full of info in this news period ending Monday, December 29th, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, 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:
- AirAsia QZ8501 Missing/Down
- Cyprus Airways On Verge Of Closure
- Video Gives Astronaut’s-Eye View Inside NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
- Report: Autopilot Systems Market Worth $4.1 Billion By 2020
- Chinese Airline Pilot Sent To Jail Over 2010 Accident
- AVW: A Huge Concorde RC Plane Powered By Two Turbines
- MGL Avionics Partners With Rob Holland
- Florida Man Jailed For Blocking Helicopter Reaches Plea Agreement
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" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, in just a few days!
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