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Boeing to Perform human
Spaceflight Missions for NASA
Boeing has announced that as part
of its $4.2 billion Commercial Crew
Transportation Capability (CCtCap)
order with NASA, it will also perform
the company’s first-ever service flight
to the International Space Station. This
is the first time in the history of manned
spaceflight that NASA has awarded vietnam Airlines First A350 XWB Takes to the Sky
a human spaceflight mission to a The first A350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines and four under lease agreements. The
commercial company. Boeing has been has completed its first flight in Toulouse carrier will operate its A350 XWB fleet
mandated to complete a minimum of on June 1 bearing the airline’s distinctive on premium long haul routes, beginning
two and potentially six service flights, blue and gold lotus livery. The aircraft will with services between Hanoi and Paris.
on completion of human certification, now enter the final phase of production, The A350 XWB is Airbus’ all-new
as part of its Cap contract with NASA. including cabin completion, as well as mid-size long range aircraft family and
“This occasion will go in the books of further ground and flight tests. the newest member of Airbus’ leading
Boeing’s nearly 100 years of aerospace The aircraft, which will be leased widebody family. The A350 XWB is the
and more than 50 years of space flight from AerCap, is scheduled for delivery in world’s most modern and efficient
history,” said John Elbon, vice president the middle of the year. aircraft family, setting new standards
and general manager of Boeing’s Space Vietnam Airlines will become the in terms of flight experience for
Exploration division. “We look forward first Asian airline to fly the A350 XWB passengers, operational efficiency and
to ushering in a new era in human and the second operator in the world. cost-effectiveness for airlines. The A350
space exploration.” John Mulholland, Vietnam Airlines will acquire 14 A350 XWB had received 780 Firm orders from
vice president of Commercial Programs XWBs, including ten on order from Airbus 40 customers at the end of April 2015.
said, “We’re on track to fly in 2017,
and this critical milestone moves us
another step closer in fully maturing Rockwell Collins Inks 2 Deals in Korea
the CST-100 design,” adding “Our In two separate agreements, Rockwell “Our expertise in communications
integrated and measured approach Collins’ ARINC GLOBALink has been messaging combined with our
to spacecraft design ensures quality selected by Korea Airports Corporation understanding of the Korean
performance, technical excellence and (KAC) and Korea’s T’Way Air. market ideally positions Rockwell
early risk mitigation.” KAC, the service provider for airline Collins to provide these two leading
The task of building and flying the next and civil aviation communications in Korea, organisations with robust solutions for
U.S passenger spacecraft, called Crew chose Rockwell Collins to implement their aviation communication needs,”
Space Transportation (CST)-100 was an advanced air-to-ground aviation said Heament John Kurian, managing
handed to Boeing in September 2014. communications network to support the director, IMS Asia Pacific for Rockwell
The CST-100 will be able to carry seven country’s growing aviation communication Collins. “These two significant
passengers or a mix of cargo and crew requirements. T’way Air, South Korea’s contracts mark another key milestone
to destinations such as the planned fastest growing airline, will use Rockwell in our successful strategy to invest
Bigelow station and the International Collins’ ARINC GLOBALink for its air-to- and grow our business in the country
Space Station (ISS). ground data link communications. and throughout the entire region.”

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