NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, flying as test pilots for the SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2), landed in flat seas and 2 mph winds at 2:48 p.m. EDT, capping NASA’s six-year effort to restore U.S. human orbital flight capability after the space shuttles’ retirement in 2011.
Reeling in March from the suddenness and depth of the COVID-19 crisis, the air transport industry at least cautiously believed that the second half of 2020 would see the beginnings of a turnaround.
Business aviation activity moved toward normal in late June following a bumpy period caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with small jet and turboprop utilization in June back to pre-COVID-19 levels, according to data from Aviation Week Network’s Intelligence and Data Services.
The Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) approach is gaining traction in the mil/aero community. Ben Brosgol from AdaCore explains FACE basics and shows how to develop FACE conformant software to be reliable, safe and secure.
OEMs still producing aircraft in spite of the overwhelming odds they are facing indicate the complexities of their business and the many other factors they need to take into account.