Flying car maker Terrafugia has laid off the majority of its employees at the company headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, according to a report from Forbes on Tuesday. Between 80 and 100 people are believed to have been affected. It has also been reported that Terrafugia, which was sold to Chinese conglomerate Zhejiang Geely Holding Group […]
UPS suspended operations at its Worldport global air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday due to severe weather. The move is a first for the 5.2 million-square-foot facility, which opened in 2002 and serves as UPS’ main hub in the U.S. Located at Louisville International Airport (SDF), Worldport typically sees around 300 flights a day […]
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released a new guide designed to assist potential aircraft buyers with choosing the right model to purchase. The online Aircraft Guide provides information such as a model overview, specifications, performance, limiting and recommended airspeeds and price point. AOPA says it plans to publish regular updates to include […]
Spike Aerospace and Tech Mahindra formalized plans to collaborate on the development of the Spike S-512 supersonic business jet with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday. According to Spike, Mahindra will bring expertise in areas including composite airframe design, stress analysis and optimization. Spike has also formed partnerships with Siemens, MAYA […]
The Airbus H160 twin-engine utility helicopter is entering the oil and gas market as part of a support contract for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico. The deal includes four H160s, which will be flown by Louisiana-based offshore helicopter operator PHI. Airbus says it plans to provide one H160 to PHI and Shell ahead of […]
Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced on Friday that it delivered a total of 130 aircraft in 2020, a drop of almost 35 percent compared to 2019. Of the 44 commercial aircraft and 86 executive jets shipped by the company this year, 71 were handed over in the fourth quarter (Q4). The Q4 deliveries, which were […]
NASA has assigned astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines to its SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which is expected to launch in 2022. Along with additional crew members to be assigned by NASA’s international partners, Lindgren and Hines will be headed to the International Space Station (ISS) for a long-duration stay. Lindgren will serve as spacecraft commander […]
It was snowing south of Dallas earlier this week but don’t blame the weather, at least not entirely. The area under the southern extended centerlines of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s four main parallel runways got a dusting of snow thanks to a phenomenon known as airplane-effect snow, according to the Washington Post. Under the right […]
The Air Force’s latest test aircraft is probably the slowest in the fleet but that’s the whole point. A CubCrafters XCub has been delivered to the Air Force Research Laboratory in Maryland where the aircraft, an updated version of an 83-year-old design, will be fitted with a state-of-the-art helmet and sensor system for “personnel recovery […]
German authorities are investigating the big surprise a DHL 757-200 crew got early Saturday when the huge cargo door opened in flight. The aircraft took off from Leipzig about 5:30 a.m. headed for Frankfurt. As it passed through 5,300 feet the door opened and parts of the frame tumbled to the ground around a power […]
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