Lockheed L-1011

Type: Product

Name: Lockheed L-1011

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

NASA Is Readying IRIS Spacecraft For...

[WATCH VIDEO: 'IRIS Readies For A New Challenge' Mission Trailer]Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe OnlineNASA is getting ready to launch a new mission in June this year called the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS).IRIS will help ... [Published Red Orbit - May 21 2013]

Entities: NASA, Spacecraft, Corona

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Lessons From the Aviation Industry

This surgeon drew on his experience as a pilot for tips on how to avoid common mistakes as an ophthalmologist.Sometimes, after years of performing surgery make us feel that we have attained a degree of mastery, a disaster reminds us of the responsibilities ... [Published Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today - May 20 2013]

Entities: Aviation, Laser, Surgeon

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

British Airways

The plane spotter's guide to five British Airways models

As the new A380 superjumbo writes a new chapter for British Airways, aviation geek Phil Heard rejoices that his passion for planes is now something we can all marvel atLockheed L-1011 TristarInfomen at Debutart.comSharethis articleSomething strange has ... [Published BA High Life - May 15 2013]

Entities: British Airways, Lockheed L-1011, TriStar, Spotter, Aviation

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA: Some Boeing 777s need fix in case of fires

The Federal Aviation Administration says unsafe wiring conditions on some Boeing 777 jetliners need to be fixed to prevent the possibility of a crash from a fire in an in-flight entertainment system. In a proposed order published in the Federal Register ... [Published Tennessean - May 11 2013]

Entities: Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Company, Swissair

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Swissair

FAA: Boeing must fix unsafe wiring systems in some 777s

The Federal Aviation Administration says unsafe wiring conditions on some Boeing 777 jetliners need to be fixed to prevent the possibility of a crash from a fire in an in-flight entertainment system.In a proposed order to be published in the Federal Register ... [Published Chicago Sun-Times - May 10 2013]

Entities: Federal Aviation Administration, Swissair, Les Dorr, Boeing Company

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

UK Royal Air Force

AirTanker delivers fourth A330 Voyager tanker to UK Royal Air Force

AirTanker has shipped the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF) fourth A330 Voyager future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) under contract to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, UK.Designated ZZ332, the Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-60-powered aircraft represents the first ... [Published Air Force Technology - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: UK Royal Air Force, Royal Air, Airbus SAS, Getafe (Spain)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Lockheed L-1011

NASA Sets Dates for Media Accreditation for California Solar Mission Launch

News media planning to cover the launch of NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission on June 26 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California should apply for accreditation by June 18. According to a release, deployment of IRIS from the ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: NASA, Lockheed L-1011, Photosphere, media planning, Spectrograph

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

NASA's Sun probe IRIS is readied for launch

Dramatic activity above a sunspot imaged in the ultraviolet by NASA's TRACE mission in September 2000. Credit: NASA/TRACE(Sen) - In recent years, a number of space probes have greatly increased our understanding of how our home star, the Sun, behaves. ... [Published SEN - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: NASA, Photosphere, Corona

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

NASA's Newest Solar Satellite Arrives At Vandenberg AFB For Launch

PR NewswireGREENBELT, Md., April 17, 2013 GREENBELT, Md., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday, April 16, to begin its final ... [Published Reuters - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: NASA, Vandenberg AFB, Corona, Spectrograph, Astrophysics

Quotes

Captain Doug Brown, chief pilot on the Boeing fleet: "The first versions were ordered by BEA for short-haul routes to Belfast and Tel Aviv. It later became a long-haul stalwart. The flight deck was well thought-out, with great visibility and big instruments."

The plane spotter's guide to five British Airways models [Published BA High Life - May 15 2013]

A Douglas DC-3 airliner of Eastern Airlines ( "The Great Silver Fleet') seen through the window of a viewing gallery at an airport, circa 1945. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/)"

Turkish Airlines Backs Down On Lipstick Ban Amid Protests Of 'Creeping Islamic Influence' [Published Huffington Post UK - May 10 2013]

Without such capability, the FAA says, pilots might not be able "to control smoke or flames in the airplane flight deck or passenger cabin" and could lose control of the plane

FAA: Some Boeing 777s need fixes in case of fires [Published USA Today - May 09 2013]

"Spring and summer this year represent a critical period in the build-up of our operation, with Voyager 5 expected within a month and Voyager 6 shortly after" Blundell added

AirTanker delivers fourth A330 Voyager tanker to UK Royal Air Force [Published Air Force Technology - Apr 30 2013]