Transportation

General Aviation News, Space News December 1, 2014

Boeing Completes First Milestone for NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Systems

NASA has approved the completion of Boeing’s first milestone in the company’s path toward launching crews to the International Space Station from the United States…

Space News February 13, 2014

Boeing Commercial Crew Program Passes NASA Hardware, Software Reviews

HOUSTON, Feb. 13, 2014 — Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Commercial Crew Program (CCP) recently completed a hardware design review and software safety test, bringing it closer to…

General Aviation News October 22, 2013

AgustaWestland Demonstrates Commitment to Air Medical Transportation with $15,000 Donation to LifeFlight of Maine

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced today that it has made a contribution in the amount of $15,000 to LifeFlight of Maine, in honor of 15…

Space News September 14, 2012

Boeing Establishes Baseline Configuration of Commercial Crew Transportation System

Integrated Systems Review is 1st performance milestone of CCiCap initiative HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NASA recently established the firm baseline…

Space News June 27, 2012

Boeing Validates Performance of Crew Space Transportation Vehicle’s Attitude Control Engine

Boeing recently demonstrated the dual-role propulsion features and performance of the Orbital Maneuvering Attitude Control (OMAC) engine on the service module for the company’s Crew…

Space News May 17, 2012

NASA/Spacex Launch and Mission to Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) is scheduled for liftoff on Saturday, May 19. The…

Space News April 3, 2012

Boeing Successfully Completes Parachute Drop Test of Crew Space Transportation Spacecraft

Boeing successfully completed a parachute drop test of the company’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft today at the Delmar Dry Lake Bed near Alamo, Nev….

Military Aviation News March 14, 2012

Japan’s Ministry of Defense to acquire a Eurocopter EC225 for passenger transportation

Eurocopter is well-positioned to cater to an expected growth in demand for helicopters, which is a vital complement to business jets for corporate and VIP…

Space News March 13, 2012

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review of Commercial Crew Space Transportation Vehicle

CST-100 will assure safe, reliable, affordable US access to space HOUSTON, March 13, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] successfully completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR)…

General Aviation News May 20, 2011

Russia to sell 34 helicopters to China by August

MOSCOW – Russia will finalize the sale of 34 transportation helicopters to China by August, the Interfax news agency reported Friday. The Mi-171 helicopters are…