July 2019

Space News July 9, 2019

Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia Announce Merger to Create the World’s First and Only Publicly Traded Commercial Human Spaceflight Company

Virgin Galactic’s customer backlog would singlehandedly double the total number of humans to have ever gone to space Virgin Galactic has developed a set of…

Space News July 8, 2019

ESAIL undergoes its final preparations for launch

The ESAIL microsatellite developed under ESA’s programme for tracking ships at sea is going through its final tests ahead of launch. ESAIL has successfully completed…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News July 8, 2019

Embraer’s “TechLion” E195-E2 Visits China, Kicking off the First Stop of its Global Demonstration Tour

Xiamen, China, July 8, 2019 – Following its successful debut at the 53rd International Paris Air Show, Embraer’s newest Profit Hunter – the E195-E2 showcasing…

Military Aviation News July 8, 2019

First Royal Canadian Air Force C295 makes maiden flight

The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR)…

Civilian aviation news July 5, 2019

Airbus deliveries climb in first half of 2019

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries rose about 28% in the first half to just under 390 aircraft, putting the planemaker on course to beat crisis-hit…

Civilian aviation news July 4, 2019

Passenger Demand Stays Solid but the Trend has Slowed

(Geneva) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs)…

Military Aviation News July 4, 2019

Mi-38 successfully passed testing in extreme conditions

Specialists of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a subsidiary of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec) finished a series of Mi-38 flights conducted under…

N50217/JAW Boeing 747-8KZF/SCD Freighter

Civilian aviation news July 3, 2019

May Air Freight Volumes Remain Weak

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 3.4%…

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM137 RAF s

Military Aviation News July 3, 2019

F-35 LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT DEPLOY TO ITALY FOR BILATERAL TRAINING

Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning aircraft from 617 Squadron “The Dambusters” have arrived in Italy to conduct bilateral training with their Aeronautica Militare counterparts. Two…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS July 3, 2019

Boeing Pledges Support to Families, Communities Affected by Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Accidents

Ahead of Independence Day in the U.S., Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced $100 million in funds to address family and community needs of those affected by…

Space News July 2, 2019

Lockheed Martin and NASA Successfully Demonstrate Orion Launch Abort System in Flight Test

The critical launch abort system for NASA’s Orion spacecraft was put to its hardest test today, and it demonstrated its capability to pull the crew…

Space News July 2, 2019

RUBI – Full steam ahead for the ISS

Friedrichshafen, 02 July 2019 – The next supply mission (CRS-18) to be launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will transport a special ‘steam engine’ to the…

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