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Firefly Aerospace chooses SpaceX to launch its Blue Ghost lunar lander

The American based aerospace firm, Firefly Aerospace has announced that it picks SpaceX to launch its Blue Ghost lunar lander in 2023. The Senior Vice President of Spacecraft at Firefly Aerospace Shea Ferring, said: “Firefly is excited to fly our Blue Ghost spacecraft on the highly reliable Falcon 9, which will deliver NASA instruments and […]

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All Nippon Airways aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

Japan’s biggest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) aims for carbon neutrality by 2050 that is by reducing carbon emission levels from aircraft operations to net zero. As part of its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals, updating its target set in July 2020 to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2050 (compared to […]

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Japan Airlines partners with Uber to offer international services

The American technology company Uber, Will partner with Japan airlines (JAL) to offer its services through JAL’s app, the partnership will include plans to implement uber services at international destinations. Japan Airlines conducts domestic and international air transport businesses (passengers, cargo) by 15 consolidated subsidiaries and one affiliated company. Beginning on April 1 2021, Japan […]

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GE to sign a deal with AerCap to create Behemoth Aircraft Lessor

The American Multinational company General Electric Co ( GE ) is nearing a deal with Ireland’s AerCap Holdings for $30 billion to combine its jet-leasing business ( Behemoth Aircraft Lessor ). After acquiring International Lease Finance, AerCap has become the world’s largest aircraft leasing company. GE capital aviation services and AerCap both have 3,000 aircraft […]

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SpaceX raises $850million, valuation moves to $74 billion

American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company SpaceX raises $850million sending the company’s valuation to $74 billion. SpaceX raised new funds at $419.99 a share just a cent below the $420 price that Elon Musk made infamous in 2018, when he announced that he had “funding secured” to take Tesla private. The current raise […]

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UAE Hope mission sends its first image of Mars

The UAE (United Arab Emirates) Hope mission has sent its first image of Mars , the spacecraft entered in to an orbit around the Mars previous week making the UAE the first Arab nation in history to have a scientific presence in Mars. The probe was put in a wide orbit so it could study […]

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Lufthansa’s first carbon neutral cargo flight takes off

Lufthansa’s Boeing 777F aircraft has operated it’s first-ever 100% carbon neutral cargo flight, from Frankfurt Germany using only Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The air freight flight and logistics service provider transported goods from Siemens Healthineers AG. Sustainable Aviation Fuel refers to synthetic kerosene. It is mainly produced from biomass, such as sustainable or recyclable vegetable […]

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