Category Archives: Break Through

NASA intends to advance space laser communications and Earth atmospheric monitoring with new science and technology endeavors in an upcoming payload resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch of crew supplies, food and equipment along with research and technology experiments and development hardware will take place no earlier than Nov. 5 onRead More

Qantas will fly a new direct service between Perth and Paris from July next year. The long-rumoured new 787 route will operate four times per week during the peak European season before reducing to three times weekly from mid-August. It follows the extraordinary success of its direct route from WA to Rome, which last yearRead More

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is working on plans for a new, large and reusable launch vehicle as the core of its future space transportation plans. The launcher will be designed jointly by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). It is to be reusable while also increasing payload capability and decreasing launch cost. The moveRead More

Spanish company PLD Space launched its first suborbital rocket in October, with the company calling the flight a success despite reaching a lower altitude than planned. The company’s Miura 1 rocket lifted off from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, a test site in southwestern Spain operated by the country’s National Institute for Aerospace Technology, atRead More

dnata is continuing to take initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint across its operations in the UAE. Most recently, dnata’s group brands dnata Logistics, Arabian Adventures, Alpha Flight Services and City Sightseeing have switched their vehicles to run on a biofuel blend. The strategic move saves 80 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions per year,Read More

UAE’s flagship renewable energy company, Masdar, and Hydrogen-electric aircraft developer, ZeroAvia, have signed a partnership agreement. This is to explore hydrogen production and supply at key locations. The partnership with the UAE’s flagship renewable energy company, Masdar, will focus initially on projects in North America and Europe, while also looking at the opportunity to establishRead More

Aviation companies at this year’s Dubai Airshow will showcase the latest solutions towards a sustainable future. Industries have taken bold steps towards decarbonization, with innovation accelerating at an exponential rate. As Dubai Airshow leads up to the United Nation’s annual global climate change conference, COP28, which is also taking place in Dubai towards the endRead More

Boeing and NASA will collaborate with US airlines to advise the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project and development of the X-66A research aircraft. As part of a new sustainability coalition, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines will provide input on operational efficiencies, maintenance, handling characteristics and airport compatibility. “HearingRead More

Voyager Space (Voyager) and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), recently announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station. The US-led joint venture will bring together world-class leaders in the space domain, while further uniting AmericanRead More

After nearly two decades of development, Virgin Galactic conducted its first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight in June. The Galactic 01 mission was a research flight for the Italian Air Force and Italy’s National Research Council. Virgin Galactic and the Italian Air Force signed the contract for the flight in October 2019, agreeing to fly threeRead More