US Vice President Al Gore has asked NASA to develop the concept of a small satellite to be launched for less than $50 million. The craft, due to launch in 2000, would sit in a solar orbit 1.6 million kilometres above the Earth, sending back continuous high-definition images to be available worldwide on the internet.
Source: Flight International
Deutsche Aircraft has selected Honeywell to supply the high-frequency radio system for the under-development D328eco turboprop. The D328eco – a stretched and modernised version of the Dornier 328 – will be fitted with the Primus HF-1050 model. Honeywell previously provided avionics equipment for the 328. The supplier says the HF-1050 ...
Thai Airways International will retrofit 14 Boeing 777-300ERs with new cabin products, including adding premium economy seating.
China’s AVIC has secured a contract from the China Manned Space Agency to develop a winged, reusable spacecraft called Haolong.
