Advertisement. Airbus, which is under increasing pressure to prove the viability of its A380 production rates, yesterday conceded that it still needs to fill a âsingle-digit numberâ of production slots for the type in 2015.dvertisement. Airbus, which is under increasing pressure to prove the viability of its A380 production rates, yesterday conceded that it still needs to fill a âsingle-digit numberâ of production slots for the type in 2015.
Where did the phrase 'once in a blue moon' come from? A folklorist traces the convoluted evolution of the phrase, while discussing why it adopted the many meanings it has throughout history.
In 2008 the publicized timetable stated that Blue Origin will fly unmanned in 2011, and manned in 2012. The first developmental test flight of the New Shepard was April 29, 2015. The uncrewed vehicle flew to its planned test altitude of more than 307,000 feet (93,500 meters) and achieved a top speed of Mach 3.lue Origin has a development facility near Seattle, Washington and an operational launch facility in West Texas. Blue is developing a new orbital launch facility on East Coast in central Florida.