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Stratolaunch | May 27, 2022

Stratolaunch is excited to announce the public debut of its structurally complete Talon-A test vehicle, TA-0, in this week's issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. This first Talon-A vehicle will be used to test and validate Roc's release system and characterize the separation dynamics of the Talon vehicle. In addition to the first view of the vehicle by itself, the article also includes recent photos of the first mating of TA-0 to Roc's pylon located on the center wing.
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Aerospace

TransDigm Group Inc. | March 20, 2023

TransDigm Group Incorporated, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Calspan Corporation ("Calspan" or "the Company"). Acquisition of Calspan Corporation Calspan is a leading independent provider of highly engineered testing and technology development services and systems primarily for the aerospace & defense industry. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, the Company operates from seven primary fac...

Buying Business Travel | January 14, 2020

The government is reportedly considering cutting Air Passenger Duty on UK domestic flights in an effort to keep regional carrier Flybe from going into administration. Sky News reported yesterday that the airline had been in rescue talks on Sunday evening, less than a year after it was acquired by Connect Airways for £2.8 million. According to the BBC, chancellor Sajid Javid is scheduled to meet with the business and transport departments later to discuss reducing the levy – currently...

WingX | May 22, 2020

Global business aviation traffic is down by 55 percent year-over-year as the industry continues dealing with the headwinds posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest statistics released on Thursday by data provider WingX. In its weekly Global Market Tracker, the company noted that the 113,000 legs flown thus far in May stands in contrast to the 254,000 a year before. On average, 2,600 business aircraft were active each day in May, representing 44 percent of the number usually deploy...