Top Aviation and Space News- August 22nd 2012

UPDATE 1-Qantas posts H2 loss, cancels major plane orders 

Aug 23 (Reuters) - Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways canceled orders for 35 planes on Thursday, delaying delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft as it seeks to cut costs after swinging to a second-half net loss. Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce said the fleet restructure would result in an unspecified "reduction in our forward capital expenditure commitments", noting the aircraft are worth $8.5 billion at list prices. More

Man Arrested for Locking Himself in American Airlines Cockpit 

An man who locked himself inside an American Eagle plane cockpit in Baton Rouge, La., surrendered to authorities and was in police custody, law enforcement sources told ABC News. More

CMC’s PilotView Electronic Flight Bag Selected for Boeing 777 

The Esterline CMC Electronics PilotView Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) has been selected as a maintenance access terminal replacement for the Boeing 777 flight deck. More 

Curiosity faz seu primeiro 'passeio' em Marte 

Nasa batiza o local de pouso do jipe-robô de "Bradbury", em homenagem a escritor de ficção-científica

Mais de duas semanas depois de sua chegada a Marte e uma intensa série de testes, o jipe-robô Curiosity fez seus primeiros movimentos, anunciou a NASA nesta quarta-feira. O robô realizou movimentos combinados de avanço, marcha ré e curvas e estacionou a seis metros do local do pouso, em 6 de agosto. O percurso, que durou um total de 16 minutos, fez com o Curiosity deixasse as primeiras marcas de pneu em solo marciano. Mais 

 Curiosity faz seu primeiro "passeio" e deixa marcas de pneu em solo marciano ((Nasa)) 

 

India hopes to have new fifth-gen fighter in service by 2022 

India hopes to have its new fifth-generation fighter--co-developed with Russia--in service by 2022, the country's top air force official says. The first developmental aircraft, which is based on the Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA, is going to arrive in India in 2014, says Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. A second prototype is expected to arrive in India in 2017 while a third should arrive in 2019. More 

U.S. says surprised by Navy SEAL's book on bin Laden raid 

(Reuters) - The U.S. government was surprised by the news that a Navy SEAL who participated in the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan has written a book about the operation in which the al Qaeda leader was killed, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. More 

FedEx Looks to Reduce Aircraft Emissions by 30 Percent 

FedEx is looking for a 30 percent reduction of its aircraft carbon emissions by the year 2020, according to its Global Citizenship Report released Monday. More 

DOT Fines Royal Jordanian, EgyptAir and Royal Air Maroc 

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday issued fines to Royal Jordanian Airlines, EgyptAir and Royal Air Maroc for separate airline passenger violations. More 

Qatar to launch daily service to Chicago 

Qatar Airways (QR) will launch daily Doha-Chicago O’Hare (ORD) service April 10, 2013, its fourth US gateway. More 

United Captain Accidentally Deploys Emergency Slide 

The captain of a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 accidentally deployed one of the plane’s emergency escape slides. More 

Infraero inicia reforma de R$ 153 milhões no Galeão 

Em matéria publicada nesta terça-feira (21), o jornal ‘O Globo’ informa que a Infraero iniciou nesta segunda-feira (20) nova etapa de obras no Aeroporto Internacional Antonio Carlos Jobim/Galeão. São R$ 153 milhões em melhorias no Terminal 1, que vão de renovação da parte elétrica à substituição da cobertura. Mais 

Gol não espera retorno do lucro no 2º semestre, diz presidente 

O presidente da Gol, Paulo Sérgio Kakinoff, disse nesta terça-feira (21) que a companhia aérea deve ter um segundo semestre melhor do que o primeiro, mas que os resultados ainda não serão suficientes para a volta da empresa à lucratividade no período. Mais

Qantas 2011/2012 Financial Result