• NASA Launches Mission to Study Upper Atmosphere of Mars.

      A NASA mission that will investigate how Mars lost its atmosphere and abundant liquid water launched into space at 1:28 p.m. EST Monday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   The agency’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft separated from an Atlas V Centaur rocket’s second stage 53 minutes after launch.…

  • Space agencies celebrate with a world-wide wave.

      The Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA are launching a global social media event on Twitter to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS).   Since the launch of Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station (ISS), on November 20, 1998,…

  • Thomas Cook Sport Offer Gifts Worth Celebrating This Christmas.

    If you are struggling to find the perfect Christmas present for the sports fan in your life, Thomas Cook Sport can help with ticket inclusive short breaks. For football fans we offer exclusive Match Breaks that include official match tickets plus an overnight hotel stay and start from just £79*. With a choice of Everton, Liverpool FC, Manchester…

  • Ethiopian Graduates MPL/CPL trained Pilots and Aviation Technicians.

    Ethiopian Aviation Academy graduated 39 pilots and 45 Aviation Technicians at a ceremony held at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Among the 39 Pilot graduates, 20 are the second batch of MPL trainees. This batch of graduates comprise of cadets from Yemen and South Sudan. Ethiopian has been the first in Africa…

  • UTair to Exhibit at YugraTour-2013 Trade Fair.

    UTair Aviation will participate in the 12th YurgaTour-2013 specialized tourist trade fair that will take place in Khanty-Mansyisk on November 14-16, 2013. Trade fair visitors will have an opportunity to become acquainted with the UTair five-passenger Eurocopter AS350 helicopter on display in the outdoor performance area. UTair Aviation is an active passenger carrier in the Khanty-Mansyisk…

  • EASA allows use of Electronic Devices on board.

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will publish by the end of November 2013 guidance which will extend to all phases of flight the possibility to use personal electronic devices (PED) such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and mp3 players as long as the devices are in ‘Flight Mode’ or ‘Airplane Mode’. Current EASA guidance allows…

  • European Commission Gives Its OK For In-Plane 3G, 4G Services For Data Use; Airlines Have The Final Say, Though

  • Taiwan Tourism Liveried Aircraft Celebrates“Time for Taiwan”.

    The “Taiwan Tourism Liveried Aircraft,” the result of a partnership between China Airlines and Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau, made its inaugural flight today (November 13) from Taipei Songshan Airport to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, and will carry the message of Taiwan’s tourism developments high above the clouds.. The liveried aircraft is the only one of its…

  • NASA Brings Earth Science ‘Big Data’ to the Cloud with Amazon Web Services.

    NASA and Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) of Seattle, Wash., are making a large collection of NASA climate and Earth science satellite data available to research and educational users through the AWS cloud. The system enhances research and educational opportunities for the U.S. geoscience community by promoting community-driven research, innovation and collaboration. “NASA continues to…

  • BELL HELICOPTER SHOWCASES NEXT GENERATION PRODUCTS AND UPGRADES AT 2013 DUBAI AIRSHOW.

    Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will have a strong presence at the2013 Dubai Airshow, the Middle East’s leading aerospace event, held at Dubai World Central November 17-21. Bell Helicopter will feature a number of commercial and military aircraft on static display, showcasing their outstanding capabilities to meet the unique mission requirements in…