Category: Aviation
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Branson family to make first voyage into space
Branson family to make first trip on space tourism programme 528 people have been into space since Yuri Gagarin’s historic first mission. Richard Branson announced that Virgin Galactic will have 529 future astronauts signed up to join Virgin in space. British tycoon said that he and his family will be the first on board the…
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Airbus to establish first U.S.-based production facility
Airbus to establish first assembly line in United States In a major strategic announcement, Airbus said it will establish a manufacturing facility in the United States to assemble and deliver A320 Family aircraft. Located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, it will be the company’s first U.S.-based production facility. The facility in Alabama will…
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Son of Concorde supersonic jet: four times faster than speediest aircraft
Nasa, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Gulfstream scientists work to build a supersonic jet that would fly more than 2,485 mile per hour, and can fly its passengers from London to Sydney in just four hours. The biggest obstacle scientists are working to overcome is the sonic boom that was produced by the Concorde supersonic jet.…
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Space tourism: to the Moon and back as early as in 2015
Excalibur Almaz prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz, a commercial aerospace company based on the Isle of Man, British Isles, announced that the company prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz will offer the affordable and reliable transportation of humans and cargo to Low Earth Orbit, libration point, the Moon and beyond. Tickets to the moon…
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Top Ten Wish List for the Perfect Plane
Skyscanner Reveals Most Wanted Features of Dream Aircraft A new survey of over 1000 passengers by leading global flight search site Skyscanner reveals what people actually want to find on their dream aircraft. Although the single most requested feature was capsule-style bunks (taking 20% votes), 26% of people wanted facilities to reduce noise and annoyance…
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The world’s most expensive billboard showcased in Dubai
Dubai is a world leader in innovation and technology and the place of the most expensive things like the world’s most expensive billboard. Skydive Dubai in association with Go Fast energy brand, the creators of the world’s most expensive billboard, utilized a Jet Pack to create this interactive billboard. The billboard involved a man with…