Scientists from around the world are gathered this week at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., for the second Kepler Science Conference, where they will discuss the latest findings resulting from the analysis of Kepler Space Telescope data. Included in these findings is the discovery of 833 new candidate planets, which will be … Dowiedz się więcej
United Airlines today announced that it is rewarding its eligible employees with a $100 on-time bonus for exceeding the airline’s domestic and international on-time arrival performance goals for the month of October. United achieved 85 percent on-time performance for domestic flights and 82.4 percent for international flights. The on-time arrival rate is based on flights … Dowiedz się więcej
Exelis (NYSE: XLS) successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation payload simulator software. Developed by Exelis, the software will simulate the behavior of GPS signals in space, which will be used for testing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation GPS ground station known as the operational control system (OCX). … Dowiedz się więcej
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) received approval for gate-to-gate personal electronic device (PED) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at 4:15 p.m. ET yesterday, November 1, and implemented the policy immediately. The very first commercial flight of any U.S. airline to allow gate-to-gate PED use was JetBlue’s Flight 2302 from New York’s JFK to Buffalo, scheduled … Dowiedz się więcej
Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a multi-year contract from The Boeing Company to produce advanced composite vacuum waste tank systems for use on a variety of Boeing commercial aircraft models. Production of the tank systems will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah. Exelis will fabricate, assemble and complete final testing of the integrated … Dowiedz się więcej
From May 2014, Helvetic Airways will be connecting the cities of Zurich and Bordeaux, making the west coast of France easily accessible by direct flight from Zurich for the very first time. With flights scheduled for Thursdays and Sundays, travellers will be able to enjoy short and week-long breaks in Bordeaux and the holiday region … Dowiedz się więcej