'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut Jun 16th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) "Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'man, steel', takes, flight, $125m, debut, Top Keywords

First flight of Airbus A350 reopens wide-body race Jun 14th, 2013 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - The Airbus A350's maiden flight ended with a safe landing on Friday, setting the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing in the long-haul wide-body aircraft market. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : first, flight, airbus, a350, reopens, widebody, race, Top Keywords

Strike over EU plan disrupts European flights Jun 12th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - A strike by air traffic controllers forced cancellations of more than 60 percent of flights around France and disrupted travel elsewhere in Europe on Wednesday, as workers protested a plan to simplify the continent's patchwork airsp... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : strike, plan, disrupts, european, flights, widebody, race, Top Keywords

Solar plane completes second leg of cross-country flight in Texas May 23rd, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) DALLAS (Reuters) - A solar airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the globe landed safely on Thursday in Texas, completing the second and longest leg of an attempt to fly across the United States powered only by the sun. The spindly... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solar, plane, completes, second, crosscountry, flight, texas, Top Keywords

Solar-powered plane wraps first leg of flight across United States May 5th, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The flight from San Fransisco to Phoenix took 18 hours and 18 minutes on Saturday - and didn't use a drop of fuel. A solar-powered airplane that developers hope eventually to pilot around the world landed safely in Phoenix on the fir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solarpowered, plane, wraps, first, flight, across, united, states, Top Keywords

Solar-powered plane set for first cross-country flight from California May 3rd, 2013 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A solar-powered airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the world was due to take off early on Friday from San Francisco Bay on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States wi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solarpowered, plane, first, crosscountry, flight, california, united, states, Top Keywords

Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight Apr 30th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key step toward the start of commercial service in about a year, Virgin owner Richard Branson ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : virgin's, passenger, spaceship, completes, first, rocket, test, flight, Top Keywords

B787 1st test flight in Japan since battery fire Apr 28th, 2013 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (AP) - Japan's All Nippon Airways has successfully conducted its first test flight of the Boeing 787 aircraft since battery problems grounded the planes earlier this year. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : b787, test, flight, japan, since, battery, fire, flight, Top Keywords

Exclusive: FAA nears decisive step in restoring 787 to flight Apr 18th, 2013 - 07:10h (CET +01.00) By Tim Hepher and Alwyn Scott (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are close to approving a key document that could start the process of returning Boeing Co's grounded 787 Dreamliner to service within weeks, according to several people familiar with the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, nears, decisive, step, restoring, flight, fire, flight, Top Keywords

New U.S. rocket cleared for test flight from Virginia spaceport Apr 17th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A second U.S. company hired by NASA to fly cargo to the International Space Station was cleared to test-fly its Antares rocket from a newly developed commercial spaceport in Virginia, officials said ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rocket, cleared, test, flight, virginia, spaceport, fire, flight, Top Keywords