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Stratolaunch | June 17, 2022

Stratolaunch announces the completion of its seventh flight test of Roc, the world's largest flying aircraft. The aircraft flew for 3 hours and 1 minute over the Mojave Desert and reached an altitude of 27,000 feet a new altitude record for the aircraft. The seventh flight focused on continuing Roc's flight envelope expansion with the recent addition of the pylon on the aircraft's center wing. Test objectives included Demonstration of increased ma...

INFORM Institut für Operations Research und Management GmbH | May 19, 2020

Keeping track of unit load devices (ULDs), containers, and dollies has been a major challenge for ground handlers over the years. The difficulty that involves gathering real-time information on the status of such assets has led to several inefficiencies when trying to control them. The result: Excessive costs due to inadequate manpower and ground support equipment (GSE) allocation. To address this problematic, INFORM GmbH teamed up with Blumenbecker Technik GmbH. In a joint effort...

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Delta Air Lines has announced that it will spend $100,000 to offset the CO2 emissions from its CES 2020 flights. CEO Ed Bastian used his keynote address at the event to announce that the company would be offsetting its flights to and from Las Vegas for the week beginning 6th January 2020. Bastian informed the keynote that Delta would be investing $100,000 with The International Small Group & Tree Planting Program (TIST), a nonprofit that works with subsistence farmers in countries such as Ke...

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Sabre Corporation | June 21, 2022

Sabre Corporation a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, announced an enhanced relationship with Cathay Pacific Airways, which will give Sabre-connected travel agencies globally the ability to access dynamic New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Cathay Pacific through the Sabre travel marketplace. The latest deal gives Sabre extra traction on its NDC roadmap while creating additional modern airline retailing opportunities ...