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SpaceX Plans Largest Launch In World History Next Month

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  • The Starship and Super Heavy Booster rocket is nearly twice as powerful as Nasa’s Space Launch System.
  • Nasa plans to use the spacecraft as the lander for its Artemis 3 mission
  • SpaceX is also planning the first ever civilian trip to the Moon using Starship on a mission financed by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.

SpaceX will be ready for the first ever launch of its Starship and Super Heavy Booster rocket as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk has announced.

Largest...

https://mfame.guru/spacex-plans-largest-launch-in-world-history-next-month/

Baggage Handler Dies After Being ‘Ingested’

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The horrific accident happened at around 3pm on New Year’s Eve as Flight AA3408, bound for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport waited at a departure gate at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, saysa an article plublished on Dailystar.

Scheduled to depart

A baggage handler died after being “ingested” into the engine of a jet airliner at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama.

The aircraft, an Embraer ERJ-175LR operated by American Airlines’ domestic carrier Envoy Air,...

https://mfame.guru/baggage-handler-dies-after-being-ingested/

FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Women made their marks on aviation history (Part 6 – the 1980s)

Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman in space. (Photo: iwasm.org)

International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women, began on March 8, 1911. Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in March in the United States since 1987.

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, FreightWaves Classics will continue to profile a number of women who made contributions to transportation during the month of March.

Women have made history...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicspioneers-women-made-their-marks-on-aviation-history-part-6-the-1980s

FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Women made their marks on aviation history (Part 5 – the 1970s)

Emily Warren at the flight controls. (Photo: thedenvrchannel.com)

International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women, began on March 8, 1911. Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in March in the United States since 1987.

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, FreightWaves Classics will continue to profile a number of women who made contributions to transportation during the month of March.

Women have made history...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicspioneers-women-made-their-marks-on-aviation-history-part-5-the-1970s

FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Women made their marks on aviation history (Part 4 – the 1950s and 1960s)

Jerrie Mock and the Spirit of Columbus. (Photo: alpa.org)

International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women, began on March 8, 1911. Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in March in the United States since 1987.

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, FreightWaves Classics will continue to profile a number of women who made contributions to transportation during the month of March.

Women have made history...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicspioneers-women-made-their-marks-on-aviation-history-part-4-the-1960s-and-1970s

What the FAA wants to know about flying COVID vaccines

A cooling container in the lower hold of a passenger plane.

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking airlines for data on their experience shipping COVID-19 vaccines to understand lessons learned that could be disseminated as best practices or inform development of regulations, minimum standards or guidance for the safe and efficient transport of the medicines.

Passenger and all-cargo airlines have been critical to the effort of governments and humanitarian groups to distribute coronavirus vaccines around the world. They have moved billions of doses...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-the-faa-wants-to-know-about-flying-covid-vaccines

FAA yanks proposed safety conditions for FedEx missile defense system

A white FedEx cargo jet with a purple tail flying across blue sky on landing approach.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday withdrew special safety conditions it officially proposed earlier in the day that FedEx Express would need to meet in order to receive approval for installing a laser-emitting antimissile defense system on an aircraft.

The decision effectively puts on hold any review of FedEx’s plan for an onboard missile countermeasure. FedEx (NYSE: FDX) applied to the FAA in late 2019 for certification to modify the design of an Airbus A321 passenger plane to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/faa-yanks-proposed-safety-conditions-for-fedex-missile-defense-system

Daily Infographic: US Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Aviation Climate Action Plan to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2050


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To view more FreightWaves infographics, click here.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daily-infographic-us-releases-first-ever-comprehensive-aviation-climate-action-plan-to-achieve-net-zero-emissions-by-2050

FreightWaves Flashback: Bombproof air cargo containers

FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to [email protected].

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-flashback-bombproof-air-cargo-containers

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