Budget cuts in the $4.5 billion US National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) have delayed availability of the Northrop Grumman-built satellites from March 2008 to November 2009 for NPOESS C1 and from February 2009 to June 2011 for C2, and increased the programme's cost by $391 million.
Source: Flight International
Delta Air Lines is expecting a return to normal operations following a multi-day struggle related to the global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike.
The US Department of Transportation is investigating whether Delta Air Lines has complied with passenger-protection laws amid a technology meltdown that has forced the carrier to cancel thousands of flights.
Malaysian airlines have confirmed plans for jet operations from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang international airport, with domestic operations to commence in August.
