Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic venture unveiled a new passenger spacecraft on Friday, nearly 16 months after a fatal accident destroyed its sister ship during a test flight over California's Mojave Desert.
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NASA, Lockheed Martin Collaborate For Quieter 'X-Plane' Project Worth $20 Million
NASA is to built quieter supersonic jet planes that will one day replace passenger jet planes. The $20 million contract was given to Lockheed Martin which will collaborate with NASA for reviving supersonic aviation feasibility studies.
Alibaba, Tencent Holdings to Fund Didi Kuaidi $1 Billion
Did Kuaidi, the largest ride-hailing service in China is about to raise $1 billion the same amount that Uber spent last year for its expansion. It is going to be a tough competition for both companies since they are being backed up by other large companies such as Alibaba and Tencent Holdings Inc.
Group of Canadian and Kuwaiti Investors Bought The London City Airport for £2 Billion, Raise Concerns Over Possible Airport Charges Raise
The London City Airport has now new owners as a group of investors led by Canadian pension plan acquire the facility for £2 billion. Some expressed a concern over the airport’s plan to expand the service, also over the high price that could cause the new owners to increase airport charges.
Hedge Funds Supported China Car Rental eHi
Hedge funds are favoring eHi Car Services Ltd (NASDAQ:EHIC) stocks. Many hedge funds are reportedly increasing their collective stake in the China's car rental company.
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Airbus just can't get enough of its overflowing orders. The aircraft maker needs to have a double time production to meet its deadline for delivery and to cater other orders from other countries. Spring Air, one of the clients, ordered 60 Airbus A320neos and wants more. It asked Airbus to make more aircraft as China needs them.
Taxi app Gett launches a new service called "Gett Courier" to up its game among competition. The new service promises to deliver packages across London within an hour, by an excellent team of delivery boys and girls who have undergone an intense study of the streets and by-lanes of London.
The travel industry intelligence platform in a podcast reveal the condition of startup and venture capital funding in travel industry. Two industry experts are present in the podcast.
A startup is getting ready to launch a ride-sharing app that could compete against Uber. The startup claimed that they would aim to form a better relationship with drivers and pay the drivers better with lower commission. As for now, the company is still gathering data, with the help of Uber drivers paid $25 per week to carry Juno devices while doing their job.
Airbus Group wins the contract for the Philippine Airlines' new aircraft order worth $1.8 billion. The Southeast Asian carrier is looking forward to carry passengers to New York and U.S. West coast.
Aircraft manufacturers are expecting the market in South East Asia to grow. Ahead of Singapore Air Show this week, competition between low-cost carriers in the region also become the concern.
AirAsia India’s head Mittu Chandilya is confirmed to soon leave the airline. The decision emerged after he previously expressed disfavour on the micro-management practiced by the airline’s parent company in Malaysia. His successor is yet to be decided, but it’s likely to be an executive from the parent airline.
Boeing has been reported to wait for approval pending with the US government regarding purchase of F/A-18 jets by the Navy and Kuwait. Delay in approving funds has become a growing concern. Further delay in rendering approval may compel in Boeing authority to decide hundreds of millions dollar fund to keep its Saint Louis plant operative.
Uber Technologies said that it has decided to pay $28.5 million to about 25 million riders. The settlement in these cases will allow the company to work peacefully and focus on its prospective growth.
