Tag: NASA
Airplane arrives at Boeing site for X-66A modification
Boeing has ferried an MD-90 airplane to the site where it will be modified to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration as part...
Airlines to support NASA-Boeing sustainable flight demonstrator project
Boeing and NASA will collaborate with U.S. airlines to advise the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project and development of the X-66A research aircraft. As part...
NZ’s Airways partners with NASA to launch stadium-sized balloon to the...
NASA has successfully launched a stadium-sized super pressure balloon from Wānaka Airport, with Airways New Zealand safely managing its ascent to the edge of...
Boeing wins NASA deal for ‘greener’ aircraft
NASA announced Wednesday (18 January) it has issued an award to Boeing for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a...
Pratt & Whitney working on NASA HyTEC project
Pratt & Whitney has been selected by NASA to develop advanced engine technologies to reduce fuel consumption and emissions for next generation single-aisle aircraft....
Air New Zealand joins NASA climate research
Air New Zealand’s daily operations are now helping to enable new research into climate change, with a ground-breaking approach to collecting data for the...
AAV Space News in Brief 6 December 2021
Airbus completes second ocean satellite Sentinel-6B: Airbus has completed Sentinel-6B, the second ocean monitoring satellite of the European Copernicus programme, and is now testing...
Frequentis News in Brief
French air traffic control to benefit from FREQUENTIS and CS GROUP voice comms: French Air Navigation Service Provider, DSNA, awarded Frequentis and CS GROUP...
GE Aviation to develop new compact engine core with NASA HyTEC...
As part of GE Aviation’s pursuit to develop technologies for more sustainable commercial flight, the jet engine maker is partnering with NASA to research...
Spirit Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney GTF engines; P&W to develop...
Pratt & Whitney announced that Spirit Airlines has selected GTF engines to power its latest order of 100 firm and 50 option Airbus A320neo...