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NASA Mulling Commercial Reboost Options For Swift Telescope | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Irene Klotz August 13, 2025 Swift telescop artist concept. Credit: NASA SALT LAKE CITY—NASA is commissioning 30-day studies to assess using emerging commercial space technology to reboost the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which hunts for gamma ray bursts (GRBs) and other high-energy phenomena from low Earth orbit. Launched in November 2004, the Swift… Irene Klotz Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a…
A Philippine Airlines 777 received a water-canon salute upon it’s inaugural arrival as flight PR124 at SEA On Oct. 2, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport added yet another international carrier and city to its service roster: Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) via Philippine Airlines (PAL). The jet arrived after dark, allowing for some unusual and fun photo opportunities. The 777’s red strobes made some great lighting effects as the jet passed beneath the crossed streams of water Washington State is home to the United States’ fourth-largest Filipino population, and the route has been long-requested by travelers, according to SEA airport officials.…
A Buzz-operated Ryanair Boeing 737 flying from Bulgaria to the UK earlier this week was intercepted by German military aircraft after a potential security issue involving the flight in question arose. This also prompted Czech authorities to prevent the jet from entering their airspace, leading to a slightly longer flight time. The issue was ultimately able to be resolved in a swift manner, with the narrowbody twinjet continuing its journey to London as planned. Still, the incident highlights the impressive fast response time from the German military in scrambling a pair of fighter jets to escort the plane, as well…
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.Aug. 13 Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines is launching a new route to Serbia. Flights will connect Astana and Belgrade from Nov. 3. The service will be offered twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. SCAT will become the sole carrier to link the destinations nonstop, according to OAG Schedules Analyser data.India’s Akasa Air will launch daily flights between Mumbai and Phuket starting Sept. 20, marking its sixth international destination and first foray into Southeast Asia. “With this expansion, Akasa Air reinforces its commitment of making global travel accessible for…
An aerial view of Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport in Blacksburg, VA. Photo courtesy of BCB Airport We usually cover specific events at airports, often relating to aircraft or airline events, but sometimes about milestones at the airport itself. We’re going to try something new – profiling airports you may not know about, ones that have an interesting history or attribute. First up will be Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport in Blacksburg, Virginia (BCB). Why choose an airport that most avgeeks haven’t heard of, that’s well off the beaten path, and that doesn’t even have commercial service? Because of all those things.…
Atlanta, Georgia, is only the 36th most populous city in the United States, as it has just over 500,000 residents. However, the entire Atlanta metro area is home to over six million residents, making it one of the most populated metro areas in the US. Because of this, it is no wonder that it is home to an extremely busy airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). However, interestingly enough, Hartsfield-Jackson is considered to be the busiest airport in the world. In 2024 alone, the airport saw over 100 million total passengers pass through its doors. This was significantly higher than…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched its Vulcan rocket on Aug. 12, marking the launch vehicle’s first deployment of 2025 and its first mission for the U.S. Space Force.Liftoff occurred at 8:56 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Four strap-on Northrop Grumman-built GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters burned for approximately 90 sec. and then separated, ULA said in a statement. The methane-fueled first stage powered by a pair of Blue Origin BE-4 engines, fired for another 3.5 min. before separating, leaving the Centaur V upper stage to deliver a pair of military spacecraft…
From 2015 (YouTube Edition): Taking The Legendary Cub ‘Metaphor’ To New Heights! During Sebring 2015, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, stopped by the Legend Aircraft Company to talk about their line of Cub-similar aircraft. He was fortunate to link up with Darren Hart, who is the owner of the company. Hart starts off by explaining their goal was to keep their aircraft easy to fly and similar to the original Piper Cub designs. They offer 3 models of aircraft, all of which qualify as an LSA.
Decision Altitude (DA) A specified altitude (mean sea level (MSL)) on an instrument approach procedure (ILS, GLS, vertically guided RNAV) at which the pilot must decide whether to continue the approach or initiate an immediate missed approach if the pilot does not see the required visual references.
“The crew can only attempt the flight after detailed analysis of the weather and airfield state. The United States Antarctic Program Winter Team must physically create the runway before we can depart by ensuring the ice is groomed and suitable for landing. Although they determine it is safe, it’s still an extremely challenging environment to fly in on Night Vision Goggles due to the extreme weather conditions, which are highly changeable at this time of year and makes accurate forecasting a challenge. This, coupled with there being no airfields available to divert to once the aircraft is past a certain…