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Airbus parent EADS pushed back its A350 carbon-fibre jetliner by six months with a 200 million euro charge as it seeks to avoid errors like those that nearly derailed Europe’s A380 superjumbo. Despite storm waves in Western economies, Airbus and Boeing, who dominate the $70 billion aircraft market, are boosting output to meet demand from … Read more
Mars500 experiment to open hatch on 520 days isolation “The most difficult thing for them was being starved of information.” The crew of an isolation experiment to simulate a 520-day mission to Mars are in the final countdown before the opening on Friday of the hatch on the windowless cells in which they have been … Read more
Comlux America, the Indianapolis-based completion center of the Comlux Group, has delivered its first VVIP cabin of an Airbus A320 Prestige. The company, created just over two years ago, strategically developed all the capabilities and shops in-house to perfectly outfit this ultra luxurious cabin. The aircraft’s interior was designed by Comlux Creatives who selected the … Read more
Seat on first 787 Dreamliner sells for $34,000 The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner is going into service at All Nippon Airways (ANA). A good occasion to spread the news through a charity sale. A single seat on the first commercial flight of Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner has been bought for more than $34,000. The airline … Read more
The high quality of the management systems at Muscat lounges has been confirmed Oman Air‘s luxurious lounges at Muscat International Airport have just been awarded ISO certification, following an audit by Intertek Semco Certification AB. The First Class and Business Class lounges, which were unveiled earlier this year, have been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 certificate … Read more
Richard Branson opens world’s first ‘spaceport’ in New Mexico British billionaire Richard Branson opened on Monday the world’s first-ever commercial spaceport in the New Mexico desert, the new home for his company, Virgin Galactic. “Spaceport America,” as the site is called, will serve “as the operating hub for Virgin Galactic and is expected to house … Read more