Bigger planes have Santa Barbara airport passengers flying high
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Alaska Airlines to use Boeing 737 aircraft for Santa Barbara to Seattle flights
Alaska Airlines will begin using Boeing 737 aircraft for direct flights from the Santa Barbara airport to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Aug. 27, Santa Barbara airport officials announced Aug. 24. The flight, which departs Santa Barbara at 3:35 p.m. daily, will have fares in September as low as $114 each way, according to a Read More →
Vandenberg missile launch tests tri-county region’s engineering
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Merger talks leave Santa Maria employer Zodiac in limbo
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Dubroff: Zodiac Aerospace acquisition may be good for Central Coast
A deal hatched in France in late January will reshape the future of one of the region’s largest manufacturing enterprises. Zodiac Aerospace’s sprawling Santa Maria operation, which builds fold-down seating for business class for Airbus and Boeing, will get a new owner later this year — at least if regulators approve. Its Paris-based parent company Read More →
Vandenberg satellite launch delayed again
DigitalGlobe, which owns the WorldView-4 earth imaging satellite sitting atop an Atlas V rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base, said launch of the satellite will now probably take place sometime in late October and early November. Originally scheduled for Sept. 16, the launch was initially delayed at the last minute because of a minor leak Read More →
Rocket launch delays just a fact of life for space industry
SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance both experienced several delays while trying to launch rockets from Vandenberg Air Force Base last month, but bear with them. The delays are necessary. Launching rockets is an art that private space companies haven’t quite mastered. The Central Coast found that out last month when a rocket explosion in Read More →
