Alas Mediterraneas is the Cordoba-based startup in Argentina
March 26, 2009
Sergio Gorelick, is the principal investor behind the new Cordoba-based startup which will begin flying in June. The airline will operate B737-300 service with its first aircraft and will receive its second 737-300 at the end of April. The airline will begin with charter flights serving Iguazu, Bariloche, Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Salta. It will add ERJ145s later at which time it could begin scheduled service.
Mexico’s Volaris to add first time service to California
March 26, 2009
Mexico’s successful LCC, which will begin code sharing flights with Southwest in 2010, has applied for authority to serve Oakland and Los Angeles from Guadalajara and Toluca. This is in addition to the authority it received to provide daily flights to Fort Lauderdale from Toluca. Southwest will make Volaris flights available for bookings later in 2009.
KLM adds two weekly flights between Amsterdam and Panama
March 26, 2009
The Dutch airline has increased its weekly nonstop service between Amsterdam and Panama to five flights weekly. The decision was based on the positive performance of its Panama service.
BoA authorized to begin service in Bolivia
March 26, 2009
The startup, Boliviana de Aviacion (BoA) received its authorization to begin service this week. The airline announced that it will begin service within days with its first B737-300. The government owned airline was created in 2007 but has had to fight a lot of opposition politically from existing Bolivian carriers led by privately owned Aerosur. BoA will add international flights in 2010.
LAN Cargo to begin operations in Brazil
March 26, 2009
The Chilean “model airline” has announced that it is beginning all-cargo operations within Brazil. The operation will be handled by its Brazilian affiliate ABSA and service will be launched with Sao Paulo-Manaos service. Cristian Ureta, General Manager of LAN Cargo stated “With the initiation of domestic cargo services in Brazil, we are expanding our network to consolidate our cargo operations in the region”
Singapore Airlines meeting in Colombia in June
March 26, 2009
The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Luis Guillermo Plata, announced that senior executives of Singapore Airlines will be in Bogota June 4 and 5 to meet with the government to discuss its plans to serve Colombia.
MIA February air cargo down 27.04%
March 26, 2009
Total air cargo at MIA in February, at 121,681 short tons, was down 27.04% from February 2008 on a 25.24% decrease in international imports and a 27.92 % decrease in international exports in the month. International air cargo represented 86.93% of the total MIA cargo in February. Arrow Air led the top ten with 13,410 short tons, an 11.59% decrease from February 2008. This was followed by LAN Airlines at 12,145 short tons, a 26.77% decrease versus February 2008.
NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis to Move to Launch Pad Tuesday
March 25, 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 31, as preparations for the STS-125 mission move forward. Atlantis is targeted to lift off May 12 to service NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
The first motion of the shuttle out of Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building is scheduled for 12:01 a.m. EDT. The fully assembled space shuttle, consisting of the orbiter, external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters, was mounted on a mobile launcher platform and will be delivered to the pad atop a crawler-transporter. The crawler will travel slower than 1 mph during the 3.4-mile journey. The process is expected to take approximately six hours.
NASA Television will provide live coverage of Atlantis’ rollout to the launch pad beginning at 7 a.m. Video highlights will air on the NASA TV Video File.
Media are invited to a photo opportunity of the shuttle’s move to the pad and an interview opportunity with Atlantis Flow Director Angie Brewer at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Dates and times of this event are subject to change. Updates are available by calling 321-867-2525.
Reporters must arrive at Kennedy’s news center by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday for transportation to the viewing area. Foreign news media accreditation for this event is closed.
U.S. media without permanent Kennedy Space Center credentials must apply for accreditation online by 4 p.m., Sunday, March 29, at:
Badges can be picked up through Tuesday at the Kennedy Badging Office on State Road 405. The badging office opens at 6 a.m.
During Atlantis’ 11-day mission, the crew of seven astronauts will make the final shuttle flight to Hubble. During five spacewalks, they will install two new instruments, repair two inactive ones and replace components. The result will be six working, complementary science instruments with capabilities beyond what is now available, and an extended operational lifespan for the telescope through at least 2014.
Scott Altman will be the commander of Atlantis. Gregory C. Johnson will be the pilot. Mission specialists will be John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, Megan McArthur, Andrew Feustel and Michael Good.
Sikorsky Aircraft Delivers 100th New Production UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopter to U.S. Army
March 25, 2009
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Lockheed Martin’s HIMARS Launcher Successfully Fires Air Defense Missile
March 25, 2009
| A Lockheed Martin HIMARS launcher fires an air defense missile in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (PRNewsFoto/Lockheed Martin) |
DALLAS, March 25 /PRNewswire/ — A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher successfully fired two Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) during a U.S. Army “common launcher” feasibility demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, NM. U.S. Army and industry representatives conducted the “proof of concept” firing to examine the viability of firing an air defense missile from the currently-fielded HIMARS.
The demonstration featured two modified AMRAAMs, which were rail-launched from a modified Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) enclosure assembly launch pod mounted on a HIMARS launcher. The test, in which all objectives were met, included the operational test missiles (configured from excess AMRAAM assets); integration of modified Surfaced Launched AMRAAM launch rails into an empty ATACMS pod; and the launch of the AMRAAMs using the HIMARS fire control system with modified software.
The Army is evaluating HIMARS as a potential solution for a light “common launcher” for future air defense, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System and ATACMS munitions. In addition to its capability to support multi-mission munitions, the HIMARS launcher offers tactical flexibility, high reliability and C-130 transportability.
“We’re looking at the idea of a ‘common launcher,'” said Col. Dave Rice, U.S. Army Project Manager, Precision Fires Rocket & Missile Systems. “We’re looking at HIMARS because it is already in the force, it’s very deployable, it’s a great platform to be a common launcher, and we’ve now shown it can successfully fire air defense missiles.”
The U.S. Army’s Air Defense Artillery and Field Artillery branch schools are now consolidated under a single Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, OK, resulting in areas of commonality between the two combat arms branches. The “common launcher” concept is one example where both air defense artillery and field artillery operational needs are jointly addressed.
“We believe this test firing shows that HIMARS is a feasible ‘common launcher’ candidate,” said Scott Arnold, vice president for Precision Fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “We’ve shown we can effectively modify the onboard fire control software and successfully fire air defense missiles from this reliable and deployable system that is already in the hands of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.”
The demonstration was a coordinated effort between the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems, Cruise Missile Defense Systems, Prototype Integration Facility, Raytheon Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
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