GOGO’S FASTER ATG-4 INFLIGHT WIFI SERVICE FLEETWIDE New ATG-4 WiFi Brings Increased Bandwidth and Faster Browsing Speeds for Flyers at 35,000 Feet San Francisco – December 17, 2014 – Virgin America, the Silicon Valley-based airline known for its innovative and business-friendly amenities, today announces the fleetwide rollout of Gogo’s faster ATG-4 WiFi service – with the […]
San Francisco – December 16, 2014 – Virgin America and China Eastern today announce a codeshare agreement to offer seamless booking and travel from Shanghai, China to multiple destinations across the United States. The new agreement will see China Eastern place its two-digit flight code (MU) on a range of Virgin America routes from Los […]
Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft granted full type certification from the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) December 16, 2014 Montréal – Bombardier, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, announced today that the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft have received full type certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of Mexico, the Dirección General […]
DENVER, Dec. 15, 2014 – Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) has selected Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE:LMT] Athena rocket as its launch vehicle of choice for small and medium lift missions from the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC). Lockheed Martin and AAC will work together to define and implement rocket and launch pad upgrades to support a wider range […]
Baltimore, Md., Dec. 15, 2014 – The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $235 million contract to continue building MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) with options that, if exercised, would increase the value to $356 million. The VLS fires a wide range of missiles, primarily off of U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers. […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 15, 2014 – The U.S. Air Force has approved full rate production for Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER). JASSM-ER successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing in 2013. During IOT&E, the program had a 95 percent success rate, scoring […]
FORT WORTH, Texas, December 15, 2014 – American Airlines will reward its customers with a bonus mile promotion in 2015, making the AAdvantage program the most generous in the industry. The promotion will offer AAdvantage® and Dividend Miles® members more miles based on the distance flown, the fare purchased and the member’s elite status level. […]
Company Seeks to Rapidly Connect Warfighters to MUOS Communications Satellite Network SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2014 — With the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) expected to achieve global communications coverage next year, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently established a new radio terminal development and certification facility to help put MUOS’ new capabilities into […]
Washington D.C., Dec. 11, 2014 – The Department of Defense has assigned F-35 Regional Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) capability for airframes and engines for the European Region. The assignments were based on data compiled and analyzed by the F-35 Joint Program Office that was collected from European Partners and their industries. These initial […]
MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 11, 2014 – The Republic of Tunisia received its second C-130J Super Hercules during a ceremony today at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facility here. Tunisia received its first C-130J in April 2013, marking the first delivery of a J-model to an African nation. Lockheed Martin signed a contract in 2010 with […]