Aerospace

Holiday Airfares Close to Last Year and Climbing

Holiday airfares may be close to last year's, but bag fees are up and planes more crowded By JOSHUA FREED AP Airlines Writer November 7, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment If holiday travelers on the same plane...

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Payload for Hylas satellite shipped to India from England!

Reports indicate that the communications payload for Hylas, a flexible, broadband Ka-band satellite, has been shipped from England to India for integration with the platform, marking a key milestone for the project.

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Small satellite pioneer to oversee European student lunar mission

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Saturday, November 7, 2009 Source: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to manage a pan-European student built...

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New dryer aims to wick time off NASCAR rain delays

Rob Brush's invention takes the moisture out of the asphalt during a trial run this season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. FORT WORTH — Rob Brush is hoping one of the most dismal weekends in NASCAR history might have spawned a...

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PIA in Rs76.54bn deficit, NA told

Sunday, November 08, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Saturday that the national flag carrier suffered Rs76.54 billion loss till June and the management had buttressed efforts to improve the situation. “PIA...

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Encounters: The Aviator, or what I want to be when I learn to play

I met Kareem because we needed a contract script writer--badly. Copywriting was not Kareem's only career strength, and not exactly a career passion, but the project was temporary, and he had just come from a digital agency with...

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BA Announces Huge Losses, and Job Cuts

British Airways to Cut Jobs Having Suffered Large Losses British Airways, having reported losses of over £290 million, has stated that it plans to cut a further 1,200 jobs. British Airways (BA) has said that it plans to cut a...

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I am an ultramodern Hindu Vaishnav, I exist, I survive, I prosper as the hope of the future world...

I avoid fast food. I live a life of simplicity but sophistication in its own right. I am a top intellectual in America. I am a modern ultra-sophisticated Hindu. I drive a Hummer. I fly a vertcal take off BA609 Tiltrotor aircraft.

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Mesa Air Group Said United Did Not Extend Code-Sharing Agreement (MESA)

Nov 07, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- 11/7/2009 - Mesa Air Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MESA) said that United Airlines did not extend an agreement with the airline. Mesa operates the CRJ-200 aircraft under a code-sharing...

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Ben Bova: The 'cannonization' of launches to space

In his 1865 novel “From the Earth to the Moon,” Jules Verne sent his explorers to the moon by firing them from a gigantic cannon from the west coast of Florida. A private firm called Quicklaunch Inc., however, is developing a...

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